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Multicultural Picture Books ages 0-11+ June 2010 Eileen Browne's choice As a children’s author and illustrator, I delight in reading picture books and am particularly interested in those which portray a rich diversity of people and cultures. This list is based on simple criteria, the most important of which being what engages children and holds their attention from the front cover to the back. They are all ‘a good read’. The books are full-colour illustrated paperback fiction, published in the UK, unless otherwise stated. Titles known to be out of print are marked OP. They are often still available from libraries or can be found on line. If a book that you want is out of print, write to the publisher and ask if they are going to reprint it. No part of this text/list may be sold in any form whatsoever. Text/list is copyright © Eileen Browne 2009 printable.pdf ABU ALI COUNTS HIS DONKEYS OP 4-7 yrs Dorothy Van Workhoem & Harry Horse 07445 68250 - Walker Books 1999 (+ counting 1-10/+ notes for parents) ADVENTURES OF SUPER DIAPER BABY, THE 9-11+ yrs George Beard and Harold Hutchins 97804 39981 613 - Scholastic 2002 (comic strip/graphic novel/b&w illus) ALL ABOUT ME 2-4 yrs Debbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking 97807 11211 001 - Frances Lincoln 1992 97807 11215 382 (big bk) (non-fiction/photos) ALL FALL DOWN 0-4 yrs Helen Oxenbury 97814 06319 491 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987) ALL MY FRIENDS 3-7 yrs Gill Lobel & Jo Blake 97818 70516 822 - Tamarind 2006 AMAZING GRACE 5-9 yrs Mary Hoffman & Caroline Binch 97818 45077 495 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1991)

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Page 1: Multicultural Picture Books - Académie de Montpellierelv34.ac-montpellier.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/multiculturalpicturebooks.pdfABU ALI COUNTS HIS DONKEYS OP 4-7 yrs Dorothy

Multicultural Picture Books ages 0-11+ June 2010

Eileen Browne's choice

As a children’s author and illustrator, I delight in reading picture books and am particularly interested in those which portray a rich diversity of people and cultures.

This list is based on simple criteria, the most important of which being what engages children and holds their attention from the front cover to the back. They are all ‘a good read’.

The books are full-colour illustrated paperback fiction, published in the UK, unless otherwise stated. Titles known to be out of print are marked OP. They are often still available from libraries or can be found on line. If a book that you want is out of print, write to the publisher and ask if they are going to reprint it.

No part of this text/list may be sold in any form whatsoever.

Text/list is copyright © Eileen Browne 2009

printable.pdf

ABU ALI COUNTS HIS DONKEYS OP 4-7 yrsDorothy Van Workhoem & Harry Horse07445 68250 - Walker Books 1999 (+ counting 1-10/+ notes for parents)

ADVENTURES OF SUPER DIAPER BABY, THE 9-11+ yrsGeorge Beard and Harold Hutchins97804 39981 613 - Scholastic 2002 (comic strip/graphic novel/b&w illus)

ALL ABOUT ME 2-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11211 001 - Frances Lincoln 1992 97807 11215 382 (big bk) (non-fiction/photos)

ALL FALL DOWN 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 491 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

ALL MY FRIENDS 3-7 yrsGill Lobel & Jo Blake97818 70516 822 - Tamarind 2006

AMAZING GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch 97818 45077 495 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1991)97818 45074 142 - dual language Bengali + English ( 2005) Also in Gujarati, Panjabi, Urdu - (all with English)07112 13895 (big bk)97814 07112 398318 - (for teachers - Read and Respond) Scholastic - 2009

ANGEL JUST LIKE ME, AN 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying -Hwa Hu97818 45078 744 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1997)

ANIMAL BOOGIE, THE 2-7 yrsDebbie Harter 97819 05236 602 - Barefoot Books 2000 97819 05236 220 (pbk + CD)97818 46862 311 (hbk + CD)

APPLE PIP PRINCESS, THE 7-11 yrsJane Ray97818 46161 018 - Orchard Books 2008 (2007)

BABIES BATHTIME OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99904 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABIES EATING OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99920 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABY EARTH OP 5-10 yrsMichele Petit-Jean 08595 3958X (hbk) - Child's Play 1995

BABY NOISES 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell97818 70516 706 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY PLAYS 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell18705 16710 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY SAYS PEEKABOO! 0-2 yrs97814 05312 752 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2006 (non-fiction/photos)

BATHTIME - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97819 04618 140 (board bk) Picthall & Gunzi 2004 BABY'S DAY OP 2-7 yrsTrish Grant97814 06303 346 (board bk) - Walker Books 2007 (non-fiction/photos)

BEAR IN THE CAVE, THE 3-7 yrs Michael Rosen & Adrian Reynolds97807 47577 652 (hbk) - Bloomsbury Children’s Books 200797814 08801 475 (board bk) 97807 47577 867 (bk + CD) BEAR ON A BIKE 2-7 yrsStella Blackstone & Debbie Harter 97819 05236 985 - Barefoot Books 199897818 41483 740 (board bk)

BEDTIME! 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 939 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (2002) (non-fiction/photos)

BEING FRIENDS 7-11+ yrs Althea97807 13660 784 - A & C Black 2001 (1997) (non-fiction/photos) BEST MUM, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 624 - Tamarind 2003

BEST TOY, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 648 - Tamarind 2003

BET YOU CAN'T OP 3-5 yrsPenny Dale 07445 12255 - Walker Books 1986

BIG EYES, SCARY VOICE 4-7 yrsEdell Wignell & Carl Pearce97818 70516 884 - Tamarind 2008 BIG KATIE MORAG STORY BOOK, THE 4-9 yrsMari Hedderwick 97800 99720 317 - Red Fox (Random House) 2000 (1996)

BLOWING BUBBLES 2-4 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten 97805 21006 699 - Cambridge University Press 1996

BOO BARNEY OP 0-3 yrsAlex Ayliffe 18412 12091 (board bk) - Orchard Books 2000 BOOTS FOR A BRIDESMAID 6-10 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 303 - Tamarind 2003 (1995)

BRINGING THE RAIN TO KAPITI PLAIN 3-7 yrsVerna Aardema & Beatriz Vidal 97803 33351 642 - Macmillan 1986 (1981)

BUSY PLAYTIME 1-3 yrsRebecca Finn97814 05021 304 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Pan Macmillan) 2004 (novelty)

BUT MARTIN! 2-7 yrsJune Counsel & Neal Layton97805 52551 380 - Picture Corgi (Random House) 200505525 23127 - June Counsel & Carolyn Dinan - Picture Corgi (Transworld) 1984 OP

CAN YOU HEAR THE SEA? 3-7 yrsJudy Cumberbatch & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47576 655 - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2006

CAPTAIN COOL 3-8 yrsDamian Harvey & Rory Walker97807 49668 082 - Franklin Watts 2006

CARIBBEAN ANIMALS 3-8 yrsDawne Allette & Alan Baker97818 70516 679 - Tamarind 2004 (A-Z + non-fiction notes)

CARIBBEAN DOZEN, A - Poems from Caribbean Poets 7-11 yrsJohn Agard, Grace Nicols (Ed) & Cathie Felstead 97814 06309 522 - Walker Books 2007 (1994) (poetry)

CARRYING 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 304 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (1999) CLAP HANDS 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury 97814 06319 354 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

CLOTHES - A Very First Picture Book OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth 18596 74070 (hbk) - Anness Publishing/Lorenz Books 1997 (non-fiction/photos)

CLOUD TEA MONKEYS 7-11+ yrsMal Peet, Elspeth Graham & Juan Wjngaard97814 06300 925 (hbk) - Walker Books 2010

COLOURS - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97809 53778 584 (board bk) - Picthall & Gunzi 2004 (non-fiction/novelty)

COMING OF NIGHT, THE - A Yoruba Creation Myth 4-8 yrsJames Riorden & Jenny Stow 97807 11213 784 - Frances Lincoln 200097818 45074 548 (big bk)

CROSS WITH US RHINOCEROS, THE OP 4-7 yrsJohn Bush & Paul Geraghty 00995 98000 - Red Fox (Random House) 1999

DAVE AND THE TOOTH FAIRY 4-8 yrsVerna Wilkins and Paul Hunt 97818 70516 136 - Tamarind 1993

DUMPER TRUCK 1-3 yrsSue Hendra97802 30705 524 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2008 (novelty)

EAGLE OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 62206 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes)

EAT UP, GEMMA 2-7 yrsSarah Hayes & Jan Ormerod 97814 06306 705 - Walker Books 2007 (1988)

ELEPHANT OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 32957 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes) ELEPHANT'S PILLOW, THE - A Chinese Bedtime Story 5-9 yrsDiana Reynolds Roome & Jude Daly97818 45077 983 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (2003)

FAMILIES 1-8 yrsDebbie Bailey & Susan Huszar97815 50375 947 (hbk) - Annick Press (US) Ltd 1999 (non-fiction/photos)

FARMYARD JAMBOREE, THE 3-7 yrsMargaret Read Macdonald & Sophie Fatus97818 55765 344 - Barefoot Books 2005 (+CD + non-fiction notes)

FEELING GREAT! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrsJess Stockham97818 46430 480 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps) FEELING JEALOUS 6-11+ yrsAlthea 97807 13663 334 - A & C Black 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

FIND MY BOOTS! 1-3 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45073 381 (board bk) - Frances Lincoln 2004 (1996) (photos/flaps)

FIND OUT ABOUT THE BODY OP 5-10 yrsAnita Ganeri & Lesley Howling 05633 55433 - BBC Education 1994 (non-fiction + photos + teacher’s notes) 05634 64046 (big bk) FINISHED BEING FOUR OP 3-7 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Claire Pound 18705 16109 - Tamarind 1992 FIREMAN FERGUS OP 2-5 yrsMandy Ross & Emma Dodd 07214 21652 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81833 (board bk) FIRST WORDS OP 1-3 yrsMoira Butterfield & Julie Fisher 07214 28363 (board bk) - Ladybird 1998

FOOTPRINTS IN THE FOREST - A Chembakolli Story 7-11 yrsTaahra Ghazi & Eileen Browne97818 72502 588 - Action Aid 1999 (+ non-fiction notes)97818 72502 571 (big bk) FRUITS - A Caribbean Counting Poem 3-8 yrsValerie Bloom & David Axtell97803 33653 128 - Macmillan Children's Books 1997 (1992)

FULL, FULL, FULL OF LOVE 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Paul Howard 97818 44287 826 - Walker Books 2004 FURAHA MEANS HAPPY! - A Story With Swahili Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) - Chrysalis Children’s Books 2000 (1995) (English + Swahili)

GET DRESSED! Tray Plays OP 0-2 yrsLuana Rinaldo97814 05091 473 ( board bk) - Campbell Books 2007 (non-fiction/novelty) GIANT HICCUPS 3-7 yrsJaqui Farley & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 273 - Tamarind 1994 GIANT TURNIP, THE 2-7 yrsHenriette Barkow & Richard Johnson18526 97350 (Chinese & English) - Mantra 2001

GIVE ME MY YAM! OP 3-7 yrsJan Blake & Peter Melnyczuk 07445 48853 - Walker Books 1998 GLITTERY GARDEN OP 0-3 yrsHelen Stephens 03339 65329 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 2002

GLOBAL BABIES 0-5 yrsGlobal Fund for Children + several photographers97815 80891 745 (board bk) - Charlesbridge (USA) 2007 (non-fiction/photos) GOING TO SCHOOL 3-6 yrsGrace Hallworth & Richard Brown97805 21559 355 - Cambridge University Press 1996 GOOD NIGHT (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62786 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2000 (non-fiction/photos) GOTCHA SMILE, THE 3-7 yrsRita Philips Mitchell & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 825 - Orchard Books 1998 GRACE AND FAMILY 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch97818 45078 065 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995)97807 11221 925 (big bk) GRANDAD TREE, THE OP 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Sharon Wilson07445 78752 - Walker Books 2000 GRANDFATHER & I 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Omerod97801 40556 988 - Puffin 1995

GRANDMA’S SATURDAY SOUP 3-8 yrsSally Fraser & Derek Brazell97818 44449 347 - Mantra Lingua 2005 (dual language, German + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Chinese-simplified, Farsi, French, Gujariti, Hindi, Italien, Japanese, Panjabi, Patois, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) GRANDMOTHER & I OP 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Ormerod01400 56974 - Puffin 1995 GRANDMOTHERS' STORIES - Wise Women Tales From Many Cultures 6-11 yrsBurleigh Mutén & Siân Bailey97818 46860 102 (pbk + CD) - Barefoot Books 1999 (short stories) GREGORY COOL 6-9 yrsCaroline Binch97807 11208 902 - Frances Lincoln 1997 (1994)07112 15367 (big bk)

HAIR 2-8 yrsKate Petty & several photographers97818 45075 538 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/photos/map) HALALA MEANS WELCOME - A Story With Zulu Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) David Bennett Books (Chrysalis) 1995

HANDA'S HEN 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44598 155 - Walker Books 2002 (+counting 1-10)97807 44575 026 (hbk)97807 44575 026 (big bk)97818 44440 634 - Mantra Lingua 2004 (dual language,Chinese + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Croatian, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Portuguese, Russian, Shona, Somali, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) HANDA'S SURPRISE 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44536 348 - Walker Books 199497814 06307 511 (pbk + DVD - DVD includes Handa’s Hen)97807 44554 731 (big bk)97818 52694 722 - Mantra Lingua 2002 (dual language, Bengali + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) 97804 39945 202 - activities based on book - Scholastic (Read and Respond) 2007 (for Adults)

HAVE YOU EVER PICKED A DANDELION? OP 3-6 yrsHannah Roche & Pierre Pratt18408 90622 (card/spiral bound) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1998 (non-fiction)

HIC! OP 2-6 yrsSue Eaves03703 26458 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2003

HIDDEN TALES FROM EASTERN EUROPE 7-11 yrsAntonia Barber & Paul Hess97818 45071 479 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (short stories)

HOME IN THE SKY OP 3-11+ yrsJeannie Baker07445 78493 - Walker Books 2001 (1984)

HOME NOW 5-9 yrsLesley Beake & Karin Littlewood97818 45076 382 - Frances Lincoln 2006

HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, THE 2-6 yrsJenny Stow97818 45079 437 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (rhyme) HOW MANY? OP 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking07112 08026 - Frances Lincoln 1992 (non-fiction/counting/photos) HUE BOY OP 4-9 yrsRita Phillips Mitchell & Caroline Binch01405 63547 - Puffin 1992 I CAN CLAP! (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37773 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I CAN PLAY (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37781 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I DON'T EAT TOOTHPASTE ANYMORE 2-5 yrsKaren King & Lynne Willey9781870516 167 - Tamarind 1993

IF WE HAD A SAILBOAT 2-6 yrsJonathan Emmett & Adrian Reynolds97801 92725 585 - Oxford University Press 2006

IGNIS 4-9 yrsGina Wilson & P J Lynch97807 44594 058 - Walker Books 2002

I KNOW A SECRET OP 3-8 yrsSue Baker & Annie Kubler08595 33158 (hbk) - Child's Play 1988 (+ non-fiction/birth) IMRAN AND THE WATCH 3-7 yrsTony Bradman & Pricilla Lamont97805 21468 992 - Cambridge University Press 1996

IN A MINUTE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 04187 - Methuen (Egmont) 1990

IN THE BATH - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 382 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE GARDEN - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 399 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE WOODS - Guess Who’s Hiding? 2-5 yrsAna Martin Larranga97818 40893 243 (board bk) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1999 (novelty)

ISHTAR AND TAMMUZ - A Babylonian Myth of the Seasons 7-11 yrsChristopher Moore & Christina Balit97807 11210 998 - Francis Lincoln 1996

ISLAND COUNTING 1 2 3 2-6 yrsFrane Lessac97818 44282 463 - Walker Books 2005 (counting 1-10)97814 06312 225 (board bk)

I WISH TONIGHT OP 3-9 yrsLois Rock & Anne Wilson07459 42733 (hbk) - Lion Publishing 2000

JAMAICA AND BRIANNA OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian14052 09634 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1995)

JAMAICA'S FIND OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian04502 9372 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1986)

J IS FOR JAMAICA 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah & Prodeepta Das97818 45076 092 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/+ rhyme/photos)

KASPAR'S GREATEST DISCOVERY OP 4-9 yrsCampbell Paget & Reg Cartwright07112 11744 - Frances Lincoln 1997

KINTU'S MISTAKE 6-10 yrsRosalind Kerven & Matilda Harrison97815 75720 159 (hbk) - Raintree Interactive Library (USA) 1996

LAGHU THE CLEVER CROW 3-7 yrsBhavit Mehta & Carol Liddiment 97809 56118 301 - Saadhak Books 2009

LAO LAO OF DRAGON MOUNTAIN 7-11 yrsMargaret Bateson-Hill & Francesca Peliozzi (+ Chinese text - Manyee Wan)97818 40890 471 - Zero to Ten - Evans 1996 (+ paper cuts - Sha-Lui-Qu)

LENNY IN THE GARDEN 1-4 yrsKen Wilson-Max97818 45079 802 (hbk/card) - Frances Lincoln 2009 LEON AND BOB 2-7 yrsSimon James97814 06308 495 - Walker Books 2008 (1997)

LEOPARD'S DRUM, THE - An Asante tale from West Africa 3-7 yrsJessica Souhami07112 09073 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1995)07112 21472 (big bk)04390 18501 (Read and Respond) - Scholastic 2000 - for adults

LET'S FEED THE DUCKS 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 532 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S GO FOR A RIDE OP 3-7 yrs18534 5710 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S GO TO BED 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 556 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HAVE FUN 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 549 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HOP AND SKIP OP 1-4 yrs18543 45729 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S LOOK AT EYES OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT FEET OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92749 - Evans 2001 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT HANDS OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LEVERS OP 6-10 yrsChris Ollerenshaw & Pat Triggs07136 52306 - A & C Black 1991 (non-fiction/photos) LIMA'S RED HOT CHILLI 2-7 yrsDavid Mills & Derek Brazell 97818 52694 258 - Mantra 1997 (dual language, Somali + English) Also in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Japanese, Khymer, Korean, Panjabi, Polish, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, & Yoruba - all with English18526 94297 (big bk) - English18526 95048 / 56 (big bk) - Bengali + English / Urdu + English

LITTLE INCHKIN 4-8 yrsFiona French97818 45070 090 - (big bk) Frances Lincoln 2004 (1994)

LOOK OUT FOR STRANGERS and those that you know OP 3-8 yrsPaul Humphrey, Alex Ramay & Colin King02375 25453 - Evans 1994 (non-fiction/photos) LUCY'S DAY TRIP OP 4-7 yrsJennifer Northway07497 0957X - Mammoth (Egmont 1991)

LULU LOVES THE LIBRARY 2-5 yrsAnna McQuinn & Rosalind Beardshaw97818 70516 426 (hbk) - Alanna Books 2006 97809 55199 875 (board bk)97809 55199 802 - pbk + multi language CD

MAGIC PAINTBRUSH, THE 3-8 yrsJulia Donaldson & Joel Stewart97803 33964 439 - Macmillan 2002

MARTY MONSTER 4-7 yrsMalorie Blackman & Pamela Venus97818 70516 426 - Tamarind 1999

MARY HAD A DINOSAUR 3-6 yrsEileen Browne & Ruth Rivers97802 37533 375 - Evans 200797802 37533 410 (hbk)

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB OP 0-3 yrsSam Childs00918 92961 (board bk) - Hutchinson 2003 (nursery rhyme) MAX LOVES SUNFLOWERS 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86804 139 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1997)

MAX'S MONEY 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 266 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX'S LETTER 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 259 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX PAINTS THE HOUSE 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 372 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 2000 (1993) MAX'S STARRY NIGHT 3-6 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 532 - Hyperion Books (USA) 2001

MIA'S STORY 5-9 yrsMichael Foreman97814 06305 333 - Walker Books 2006 97818 44282 784 (hbk)

MIKI 2-7 yrsStephen Mackey97803 40950 654 - Hodder Children’s Books 2009

MOONBIRD 6-10 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Jane Ray97805 52550 031 - Corgi (Random House) 2006

MOUNTAINS OF TIBET, THE 3-8 yrsMordacai Gerstein97818 98000 549 - Barefoot Books 1993

MS MACDONALD HAS A CLASS OP 2-7 yrsJan Ormerod00995 16519 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998 (rhyming text) MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS 5-10 yrsJohn Steptoe097801 40559 460 - Puffin 1987

MUM CAN FIX IT OP 4-9 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins18705 1601X - Tamarind Books 1987

MUM'S LATE 2-6 yrsElizabeth Hawkins & Pamela Venus97818 70516 402 - Tamarind 1999

MY BIG BROTHER JJ 3-7 yrsOdette Elliott & Patrice Aggs97818 48530 072 - Tamarind Books 2009 MY COLOURFUL DAY OP 2-5 yrsLaura Dollin & Amelia Rosato07497 41872 - My World (Egmont) 2000

MY DADDY 0-2 yrsMike Jolley & Emma Dodd97819 04513 711 (board bk) - Templar 2009 (novelty) MY DOG OP 1-4 yrsJune Crebbin & Russell Ayto07445 8308X - Walker Books 2001

MY FIRST ABC 2-5 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45077 426 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) (non-fiction/photos)

MY FIRST SIGNS 1-4 yrsAnnie Kubler97819 04550 040 (board bk) - Child’s Play 2004 (non-fiction + sign language)

MY PLAYTIME (Buggy Buddies) OP 0-2 yrs03339 04303 (board bk)Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (novelty)

MY TWO GRANNIES 3-8 yrsFloella Benjamin & Margaret Chamberlain97818 47800343 - Frances Lincoln 200797818 45076 436 (hbk) NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE 6-10 yrsAnna Perera & Carl Pearce97818 70516 778 - Tamarind 2006

NO DINNER! - The Story of the Old Woman and the Pumpkin 2-7 yrsJessica Souhami97818 45078 188 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1999)

NURSE NANCY OP 2-5 yrsRonne Randall & Emma Dodd07214 21644 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81841 (board bk)

ODDLY 2-7 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Patrick Benson97818 44280 032 (hbk) - Walker Books 2009

ONE, TWO, SKIP A FEW - First Number Rhymes 3-6 yrsRoberta Arenson (illus)97818 41482 194 - Barefoot Books 1998 (rhymes)18414 82196 (big bk)

1 2 3 OP 1-5 yrsJan Pienkowski04348 02816 (board bk) - Mammoth (Egmont) 1998 (non-fiction 1-10) OSCAR'S HALF BIRTHDAY 2-8 yrsBob Graham97814 06306 866 - Walker books 2008 (2005)

PATCHWORK QUILT, THE 6-10 yrsValerie Flournoy & Jerry Pinkney97808 03700 970 (hbk) - Puffin USA 1985

PEEK-A-BOO! 1-4 yrsJan Ormerod97803 70324 241 (board bk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 1997 (novelty/flaps) PEEK-A-BOO! OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth18596 74100 (hbk) - Lorenz Books (Anness Publishing) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) PEEKABOO, HELLO YOU OP 0-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett14050 53828 (board bk) Campbell Books 2006 (novelty)

PEEPO BABY! 1-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett97814 05088 787 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2006 (flaps)

PICNIC FARM OP 1-6 yrsChristine Morton & Sarah Barringer03336 83617 - Macmillan 1998

PLAYTIME (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62808 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002

PRINCESS GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying-Hwa Hu97618 45075 323 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2007

PURRFECT! 2-6 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus97818 70516 860 - Tamarind 2008 PUZZLE JOURNEY INTO SPACE - Usborne Young Puzzles 6-10 yrsLesley Sims & Annabel Spenceley97807 46017 159 - Usborne Publishing 1995

RAINBOW HOUSE OP 4-8 yrsVivian French & Biz Hull18705 16443 - Tamarind Books 1999

RAMA'S RETURN OP 4-9 yrsLisa Bruce & Katja Bandlow00994 39395 - Red Fox (Random House) 2003 (+ non-fiction notes)

RASTAMOUSE AND DA BAG - A BLING 6-10 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 849 - Little Roots 2006 (2005)

RASTAMOUSE AND THE CRUCIAL PLAN 4-8 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 818 - Little Roots 2005 (2003)

RATA-PATA-SCATA-FATA - A Caribbean Story OP 3-7 yrsPhillis Gershator & Holly Meade97819 32065 947 - Star Bright Books (USA) 2005 (1994)

ROSA AND GALILEO 4-9 yrsAnne Cotringer & Lizzie Finlay97800 99439 738 - Flying Foxes (Random House) 2003 (+non-fiction notes) ROSIE'S FIRST BALLET LESSON OP 5-8 yrsSusan Hampshire & Maria Theresa Meloni07497 30234 - Mammoth (Egmont) 199697800 60264 666 - Harper Collins (USA) 1996 as ROSIE’S BALLET SLIPPERS OP

ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT 1-3 yrsAnnie Kubler97808 59536 585 (board bk) - Childs Play 2003 (rhyming text) SAFE PLACE, A 2-7 yrsLucy Marcovitch & Jo Blake97818 70516 754 - Tamarind Books 2005

SAM'S DUCK OP 4-8 yrsMichael Morpugo & Keith Bowen00066 46255 - Picture Lions (Harper Collins) 1997

SAY GOODNIGHT 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 484 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

SILVER SHOES 4-8 yrsCaroline Binch 97818 45074 715 - Frances Lincoln 2005 (2001)

SKIP ACROSS THE OCEAN 2-7 yrsFloella Benjamin & Sheila Moxley97818 45077 884 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) ('worldwide' nursery rhymes) SLEEP TIGHT 2-5 yrsGrace Hallworth & Lisa Kopper97805 21477 017 - Cambridge University Press 1996

SLEEPYHEAD OP 2-5 yrsNicola Smee03339 02696 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2001 (rhyming text/novelty)18526 909 5X / 68 / 76 - Mantra Lingua 2003 (dual language, Bengali / Panjabi / Urdu, all with English)

SMILING 3-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 243 - Zero to Ten (Evans) non- fiction/photos SOMETHING SPECIAL 3-7 yrsNicola Moon & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 788 - Orchard Books 1995 SO MUCH 2-6 yrsTrish Cooke & Helen Oxenbury97814 06306 651 - Walker Books 2008 (1994)

SOUTH AFRICAN ANIMALS 4-11+ yrsLindiwe Mabuza & Alan Baker97818 70516 853 - Tamarind 2007 (A-Z + non-fiction notes) SOUTH AND NORTH, EAST AND WEST OP 7-11 yrsMichael Rosen & 22 illustrators07445 43665 - Walker Books 1995 (short stories)

SPIDER WEAVER, THE - A Legend of Kente Cloth OP 8-11 yrsMargaret Musgrove & Julia Cairns05909 87941 - Scholastic Inc 2001

SPLASH! SPLASH! 1-4 yrsGina Ford & Rosalinda Kightley97803 85612 876 (board bk) - Doubleday (Random House) 2008 ( novelty) STORY OF THE CREATION, THE 4-9 yrsJane Ray97818 52139 483 - Orchard Books 1992

SUN SLICES, MOON SLICES OP 2-7 yrsAdele Geras & Karin Littlewood05901 95778 - Little Hippo (Scholastic) 1998

TALES TOLD IN TENTS - Stories From Central Asia 8-11+ yearsSally Pomme Clayton & Sophie Herxheimer97818 45072 780 - Frances Lincoln 200497818 45070 663 (hbk)

TELLING THE TRUTH 6-10 yrsAlthea, Charlie Best & Conny Jude97807 13660 760 - A & C Black 1997 non-fiction/+photos

THAT'S MY MUM 5-9 yrsHenriette Barkow & Derek Brazell97818 52696 283 - Mantra Lingua 2001 (dual language, Czech + English) Also in Bengali, Farsi, Gujarati, Panjabi, Portuguese, Somali, Swahali Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba (all with English)

THAT’S NOT MY BABY 0-3 yrsFiona Watt & Rachel Wells97814 09506 263 (board bk) - Usborne 2009 (novelty/touch/mirror) THERE WERE TEN IN THE BED 3-6 yrsAnnie Kubler (illus)97808 59538 978 - Child's Play 2001 (nursery song/novelty) THINGS TO DO AT THE SEASIDE 2-7 yrsPaul Humphrey & Chris Fairclough97807 49668 556 - Franklin Watts 2006 (non-fiction/photos) THIS IS THE TREE 3-7 yrsMiriam Moss & Adrienne Kennaway97807 11214 910 - Frances Lincoln 2000

THROUGH MY WINDOW 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne97818 45078 935 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1986)

TICKLE, TICKLE 1-4 yrsDakari Hru & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47565 628 (board bk) - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2004

TICKLE, TICKLE 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 477 - (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

TIGER OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries07445 63550 - Walker Books 1992 (+ non-fiction notes)07445 62252 (hbk)

TIGER CHILD, THE - A Folktale from India 3-8 yrsJoanna Troughton97801 40382 389 - Puffin 1996

TIGER DREAMS 2-7yrsGerald Rose & Jean Glasberg97805 21559 706 - Cambridge University Press 1996

TIME TO GET UP 3-6 yrsGill McLean & Lynne Willey97818 70516 112 - Tamarind 1992

TODDLEROBICS, ANIMAL FUN OP 1-4 yrsZita Newcombe07445 7787X - Walker Books 1999

TOO MUCH TALK OP 3-7 yrsAngela Shelf Medearis & Stefano Vitale07445 4775X - Walker Books 1995

TORTOISE'S DREAM - A Folktale from Africa OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06713 - Puffin 1994 (1980)

TOYS - Touch and Feel OP 1-3 yrsAndy Crawford & Steve Gorton07513 3958X (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/novelty) TURTLE AND THE ISLAND, THE - A Folktale from Papua New Guinea 3-7 yrsBarbara Ker Wilson & Franne Lessac97807 11206 977 - Frances Lincoln 1991

TUCKING IN! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrs Jess Stockham97818 46430 466 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps)

UNDER THE MOON & OVER THE SEA - A Collection of Caribbean Poems 8-11+ yrs ed: John Agard & Grace Nichols + 5 illustrators97814 06309 591 - Walker Books 2007 (2002) (poetry) VERY HOT DAY, A 2-6 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten97805 21634 564 (big bk) - Cambridge University Press 1996 WAIT AND SEE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 03512 - Methuen (Egmont) 1988

WASHING 4-7 yrsGwyneth Swain97818 40893 922 - Evans (Small World) 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

WATER WITCHER 4-8 yrsJan Ormerod97819 21272 165 - Little Hare (Australia) 2008 (2006) WE ARE BRITAIN 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah 97807 11219 021- Frances Lincoln 2002 (non-fiction/photos/poetry) WE'RE GOING ON A LION HUNT 2-7 yrsDavid Axtell97803 33741 498 - Macmillan 1999

WHAT ABOUT ME? OP 1-4 yrsHelen Stephens07513 6245X - Dorling Kindersley 1999

WHAT COLOUR? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45076 795 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S HAPPENING? - DEATH OP 6-11 yrs07502 13795 - Hodder Wayland (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S INSIDE? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11210 547 - Frances Lincoln 1996 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S IN THE PAN MAN? 3-7 yrsPauline Stewart and Alex Ayliffe97803 70325 835 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2002

WHAT'S UNDER THE BED? 4-9 yrsMick Manning & Brita Granstrom97807 49656 850 - Franklin Watts 1997 (non-fiction) WHEELS OP 5-9 yrsShirley Hughes07445 63755 - Walker Books 1991

WHEN I'M A GROWN-UP 2-6 yrsAnne Faundez & Katherine Lucas9781845383 084 - QED Publishing 2004

WHEN THE WORLD BEGAN - Stories Collected in Ethiopia OP 7-11 yrsElizabeth Laird & 4 illustrators01927 41896 - Oxford University Press 2000

WHOEVER YOU ARE 3-7 yrsMem Fox & Leslie Staub97801 52060 305 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (USA) 2006 (1997) (non-fiction)97801 52060 664 - board bk97801 52058 913 - dual language, Spanish + English

WHOSE BIRTHDAY IS IT? 3-8 yrsSherryl Clark & Jan Smith97807 49647 094 - Franklin Watts (Hopscotch) 2002

WHO'S IN OUR STREET? OP 5-10 yrsJan Ormerod00992 62894 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998

WIZARD PUNCHKIN, THE - A Folktale from India OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06764 - Puffin (1982) 1994

YEAR IN THE CITY, THE 5-10 yrsKathy Henderson & Paul Howard97814 06309 652 - Walker Books 2007 (1996)

YOUNG INFERNO, THE 10-11+ yearsJohn Agard & Satoshi Kitamura97818 45077 693 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2008 (poetry/b&w illus)

ZOE AND HER ZEBRA 2-7 yrsClare Beaton97818 41483 931 (board bk) - Barefoot Books 1999 (alphabet)

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Multicultural Picture Books ages 0-11+ June 2010

Eileen Browne's choice

As a children’s author and illustrator, I delight in reading picture books and am particularly interested in those which portray a rich diversity of people and cultures.

This list is based on simple criteria, the most important of which being what engages children and holds their attention from the front cover to the back. They are all ‘a good read’.

The books are full-colour illustrated paperback fiction, published in the UK, unless otherwise stated. Titles known to be out of print are marked OP. They are often still available from libraries or can be found on line. If a book that you want is out of print, write to the publisher and ask if they are going to reprint it.

No part of this text/list may be sold in any form whatsoever.

Text/list is copyright © Eileen Browne 2009

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ABU ALI COUNTS HIS DONKEYS OP 4-7 yrsDorothy Van Workhoem & Harry Horse07445 68250 - Walker Books 1999 (+ counting 1-10/+ notes for parents)

ADVENTURES OF SUPER DIAPER BABY, THE 9-11+ yrsGeorge Beard and Harold Hutchins97804 39981 613 - Scholastic 2002 (comic strip/graphic novel/b&w illus)

ALL ABOUT ME 2-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11211 001 - Frances Lincoln 1992 97807 11215 382 (big bk) (non-fiction/photos)

ALL FALL DOWN 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 491 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

ALL MY FRIENDS 3-7 yrsGill Lobel & Jo Blake97818 70516 822 - Tamarind 2006

AMAZING GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch 97818 45077 495 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1991)97818 45074 142 - dual language Bengali + English ( 2005) Also in Gujarati, Panjabi, Urdu - (all with English)07112 13895 (big bk)97814 07112 398318 - (for teachers - Read and Respond) Scholastic - 2009

ANGEL JUST LIKE ME, AN 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying -Hwa Hu97818 45078 744 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1997)

ANIMAL BOOGIE, THE 2-7 yrsDebbie Harter 97819 05236 602 - Barefoot Books 2000 97819 05236 220 (pbk + CD)97818 46862 311 (hbk + CD)

APPLE PIP PRINCESS, THE 7-11 yrsJane Ray97818 46161 018 - Orchard Books 2008 (2007)

BABIES BATHTIME OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99904 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABIES EATING OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99920 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABY EARTH OP 5-10 yrsMichele Petit-Jean 08595 3958X (hbk) - Child's Play 1995

BABY NOISES 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell97818 70516 706 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY PLAYS 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell18705 16710 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY SAYS PEEKABOO! 0-2 yrs97814 05312 752 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2006 (non-fiction/photos)

BATHTIME - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97819 04618 140 (board bk) Picthall & Gunzi 2004 BABY'S DAY OP 2-7 yrsTrish Grant97814 06303 346 (board bk) - Walker Books 2007 (non-fiction/photos)

BEAR IN THE CAVE, THE 3-7 yrs Michael Rosen & Adrian Reynolds97807 47577 652 (hbk) - Bloomsbury Children’s Books 200797814 08801 475 (board bk) 97807 47577 867 (bk + CD) BEAR ON A BIKE 2-7 yrsStella Blackstone & Debbie Harter 97819 05236 985 - Barefoot Books 199897818 41483 740 (board bk)

BEDTIME! 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 939 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (2002) (non-fiction/photos)

BEING FRIENDS 7-11+ yrs Althea97807 13660 784 - A & C Black 2001 (1997) (non-fiction/photos) BEST MUM, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 624 - Tamarind 2003

BEST TOY, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 648 - Tamarind 2003

BET YOU CAN'T OP 3-5 yrsPenny Dale 07445 12255 - Walker Books 1986

BIG EYES, SCARY VOICE 4-7 yrsEdell Wignell & Carl Pearce97818 70516 884 - Tamarind 2008 BIG KATIE MORAG STORY BOOK, THE 4-9 yrsMari Hedderwick 97800 99720 317 - Red Fox (Random House) 2000 (1996)

BLOWING BUBBLES 2-4 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten 97805 21006 699 - Cambridge University Press 1996

BOO BARNEY OP 0-3 yrsAlex Ayliffe 18412 12091 (board bk) - Orchard Books 2000 BOOTS FOR A BRIDESMAID 6-10 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 303 - Tamarind 2003 (1995)

BRINGING THE RAIN TO KAPITI PLAIN 3-7 yrsVerna Aardema & Beatriz Vidal 97803 33351 642 - Macmillan 1986 (1981)

BUSY PLAYTIME 1-3 yrsRebecca Finn97814 05021 304 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Pan Macmillan) 2004 (novelty)

BUT MARTIN! 2-7 yrsJune Counsel & Neal Layton97805 52551 380 - Picture Corgi (Random House) 200505525 23127 - June Counsel & Carolyn Dinan - Picture Corgi (Transworld) 1984 OP

CAN YOU HEAR THE SEA? 3-7 yrsJudy Cumberbatch & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47576 655 - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2006

CAPTAIN COOL 3-8 yrsDamian Harvey & Rory Walker97807 49668 082 - Franklin Watts 2006

CARIBBEAN ANIMALS 3-8 yrsDawne Allette & Alan Baker97818 70516 679 - Tamarind 2004 (A-Z + non-fiction notes)

CARIBBEAN DOZEN, A - Poems from Caribbean Poets 7-11 yrsJohn Agard, Grace Nicols (Ed) & Cathie Felstead 97814 06309 522 - Walker Books 2007 (1994) (poetry)

CARRYING 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 304 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (1999) CLAP HANDS 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury 97814 06319 354 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

CLOTHES - A Very First Picture Book OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth 18596 74070 (hbk) - Anness Publishing/Lorenz Books 1997 (non-fiction/photos)

CLOUD TEA MONKEYS 7-11+ yrsMal Peet, Elspeth Graham & Juan Wjngaard97814 06300 925 (hbk) - Walker Books 2010

COLOURS - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97809 53778 584 (board bk) - Picthall & Gunzi 2004 (non-fiction/novelty)

COMING OF NIGHT, THE - A Yoruba Creation Myth 4-8 yrsJames Riorden & Jenny Stow 97807 11213 784 - Frances Lincoln 200097818 45074 548 (big bk)

CROSS WITH US RHINOCEROS, THE OP 4-7 yrsJohn Bush & Paul Geraghty 00995 98000 - Red Fox (Random House) 1999

DAVE AND THE TOOTH FAIRY 4-8 yrsVerna Wilkins and Paul Hunt 97818 70516 136 - Tamarind 1993

DUMPER TRUCK 1-3 yrsSue Hendra97802 30705 524 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2008 (novelty)

EAGLE OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 62206 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes)

EAT UP, GEMMA 2-7 yrsSarah Hayes & Jan Ormerod 97814 06306 705 - Walker Books 2007 (1988)

ELEPHANT OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 32957 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes) ELEPHANT'S PILLOW, THE - A Chinese Bedtime Story 5-9 yrsDiana Reynolds Roome & Jude Daly97818 45077 983 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (2003)

FAMILIES 1-8 yrsDebbie Bailey & Susan Huszar97815 50375 947 (hbk) - Annick Press (US) Ltd 1999 (non-fiction/photos)

FARMYARD JAMBOREE, THE 3-7 yrsMargaret Read Macdonald & Sophie Fatus97818 55765 344 - Barefoot Books 2005 (+CD + non-fiction notes)

FEELING GREAT! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrsJess Stockham97818 46430 480 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps) FEELING JEALOUS 6-11+ yrsAlthea 97807 13663 334 - A & C Black 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

FIND MY BOOTS! 1-3 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45073 381 (board bk) - Frances Lincoln 2004 (1996) (photos/flaps)

FIND OUT ABOUT THE BODY OP 5-10 yrsAnita Ganeri & Lesley Howling 05633 55433 - BBC Education 1994 (non-fiction + photos + teacher’s notes) 05634 64046 (big bk) FINISHED BEING FOUR OP 3-7 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Claire Pound 18705 16109 - Tamarind 1992 FIREMAN FERGUS OP 2-5 yrsMandy Ross & Emma Dodd 07214 21652 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81833 (board bk) FIRST WORDS OP 1-3 yrsMoira Butterfield & Julie Fisher 07214 28363 (board bk) - Ladybird 1998

FOOTPRINTS IN THE FOREST - A Chembakolli Story 7-11 yrsTaahra Ghazi & Eileen Browne97818 72502 588 - Action Aid 1999 (+ non-fiction notes)97818 72502 571 (big bk) FRUITS - A Caribbean Counting Poem 3-8 yrsValerie Bloom & David Axtell97803 33653 128 - Macmillan Children's Books 1997 (1992)

FULL, FULL, FULL OF LOVE 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Paul Howard 97818 44287 826 - Walker Books 2004 FURAHA MEANS HAPPY! - A Story With Swahili Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) - Chrysalis Children’s Books 2000 (1995) (English + Swahili)

GET DRESSED! Tray Plays OP 0-2 yrsLuana Rinaldo97814 05091 473 ( board bk) - Campbell Books 2007 (non-fiction/novelty) GIANT HICCUPS 3-7 yrsJaqui Farley & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 273 - Tamarind 1994 GIANT TURNIP, THE 2-7 yrsHenriette Barkow & Richard Johnson18526 97350 (Chinese & English) - Mantra 2001

GIVE ME MY YAM! OP 3-7 yrsJan Blake & Peter Melnyczuk 07445 48853 - Walker Books 1998 GLITTERY GARDEN OP 0-3 yrsHelen Stephens 03339 65329 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 2002

GLOBAL BABIES 0-5 yrsGlobal Fund for Children + several photographers97815 80891 745 (board bk) - Charlesbridge (USA) 2007 (non-fiction/photos) GOING TO SCHOOL 3-6 yrsGrace Hallworth & Richard Brown97805 21559 355 - Cambridge University Press 1996 GOOD NIGHT (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62786 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2000 (non-fiction/photos) GOTCHA SMILE, THE 3-7 yrsRita Philips Mitchell & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 825 - Orchard Books 1998 GRACE AND FAMILY 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch97818 45078 065 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995)97807 11221 925 (big bk) GRANDAD TREE, THE OP 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Sharon Wilson07445 78752 - Walker Books 2000 GRANDFATHER & I 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Omerod97801 40556 988 - Puffin 1995

GRANDMA’S SATURDAY SOUP 3-8 yrsSally Fraser & Derek Brazell97818 44449 347 - Mantra Lingua 2005 (dual language, German + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Chinese-simplified, Farsi, French, Gujariti, Hindi, Italien, Japanese, Panjabi, Patois, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) GRANDMOTHER & I OP 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Ormerod01400 56974 - Puffin 1995 GRANDMOTHERS' STORIES - Wise Women Tales From Many Cultures 6-11 yrsBurleigh Mutén & Siân Bailey97818 46860 102 (pbk + CD) - Barefoot Books 1999 (short stories) GREGORY COOL 6-9 yrsCaroline Binch97807 11208 902 - Frances Lincoln 1997 (1994)07112 15367 (big bk)

HAIR 2-8 yrsKate Petty & several photographers97818 45075 538 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/photos/map) HALALA MEANS WELCOME - A Story With Zulu Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) David Bennett Books (Chrysalis) 1995

HANDA'S HEN 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44598 155 - Walker Books 2002 (+counting 1-10)97807 44575 026 (hbk)97807 44575 026 (big bk)97818 44440 634 - Mantra Lingua 2004 (dual language,Chinese + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Croatian, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Portuguese, Russian, Shona, Somali, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) HANDA'S SURPRISE 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44536 348 - Walker Books 199497814 06307 511 (pbk + DVD - DVD includes Handa’s Hen)97807 44554 731 (big bk)97818 52694 722 - Mantra Lingua 2002 (dual language, Bengali + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) 97804 39945 202 - activities based on book - Scholastic (Read and Respond) 2007 (for Adults)

HAVE YOU EVER PICKED A DANDELION? OP 3-6 yrsHannah Roche & Pierre Pratt18408 90622 (card/spiral bound) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1998 (non-fiction)

HIC! OP 2-6 yrsSue Eaves03703 26458 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2003

HIDDEN TALES FROM EASTERN EUROPE 7-11 yrsAntonia Barber & Paul Hess97818 45071 479 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (short stories)

HOME IN THE SKY OP 3-11+ yrsJeannie Baker07445 78493 - Walker Books 2001 (1984)

HOME NOW 5-9 yrsLesley Beake & Karin Littlewood97818 45076 382 - Frances Lincoln 2006

HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, THE 2-6 yrsJenny Stow97818 45079 437 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (rhyme) HOW MANY? OP 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking07112 08026 - Frances Lincoln 1992 (non-fiction/counting/photos) HUE BOY OP 4-9 yrsRita Phillips Mitchell & Caroline Binch01405 63547 - Puffin 1992 I CAN CLAP! (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37773 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I CAN PLAY (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37781 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I DON'T EAT TOOTHPASTE ANYMORE 2-5 yrsKaren King & Lynne Willey9781870516 167 - Tamarind 1993

IF WE HAD A SAILBOAT 2-6 yrsJonathan Emmett & Adrian Reynolds97801 92725 585 - Oxford University Press 2006

IGNIS 4-9 yrsGina Wilson & P J Lynch97807 44594 058 - Walker Books 2002

I KNOW A SECRET OP 3-8 yrsSue Baker & Annie Kubler08595 33158 (hbk) - Child's Play 1988 (+ non-fiction/birth) IMRAN AND THE WATCH 3-7 yrsTony Bradman & Pricilla Lamont97805 21468 992 - Cambridge University Press 1996

IN A MINUTE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 04187 - Methuen (Egmont) 1990

IN THE BATH - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 382 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE GARDEN - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 399 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE WOODS - Guess Who’s Hiding? 2-5 yrsAna Martin Larranga97818 40893 243 (board bk) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1999 (novelty)

ISHTAR AND TAMMUZ - A Babylonian Myth of the Seasons 7-11 yrsChristopher Moore & Christina Balit97807 11210 998 - Francis Lincoln 1996

ISLAND COUNTING 1 2 3 2-6 yrsFrane Lessac97818 44282 463 - Walker Books 2005 (counting 1-10)97814 06312 225 (board bk)

I WISH TONIGHT OP 3-9 yrsLois Rock & Anne Wilson07459 42733 (hbk) - Lion Publishing 2000

JAMAICA AND BRIANNA OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian14052 09634 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1995)

JAMAICA'S FIND OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian04502 9372 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1986)

J IS FOR JAMAICA 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah & Prodeepta Das97818 45076 092 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/+ rhyme/photos)

KASPAR'S GREATEST DISCOVERY OP 4-9 yrsCampbell Paget & Reg Cartwright07112 11744 - Frances Lincoln 1997

KINTU'S MISTAKE 6-10 yrsRosalind Kerven & Matilda Harrison97815 75720 159 (hbk) - Raintree Interactive Library (USA) 1996

LAGHU THE CLEVER CROW 3-7 yrsBhavit Mehta & Carol Liddiment 97809 56118 301 - Saadhak Books 2009

LAO LAO OF DRAGON MOUNTAIN 7-11 yrsMargaret Bateson-Hill & Francesca Peliozzi (+ Chinese text - Manyee Wan)97818 40890 471 - Zero to Ten - Evans 1996 (+ paper cuts - Sha-Lui-Qu)

LENNY IN THE GARDEN 1-4 yrsKen Wilson-Max97818 45079 802 (hbk/card) - Frances Lincoln 2009 LEON AND BOB 2-7 yrsSimon James97814 06308 495 - Walker Books 2008 (1997)

LEOPARD'S DRUM, THE - An Asante tale from West Africa 3-7 yrsJessica Souhami07112 09073 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1995)07112 21472 (big bk)04390 18501 (Read and Respond) - Scholastic 2000 - for adults

LET'S FEED THE DUCKS 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 532 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S GO FOR A RIDE OP 3-7 yrs18534 5710 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S GO TO BED 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 556 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HAVE FUN 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 549 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HOP AND SKIP OP 1-4 yrs18543 45729 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S LOOK AT EYES OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT FEET OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92749 - Evans 2001 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT HANDS OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LEVERS OP 6-10 yrsChris Ollerenshaw & Pat Triggs07136 52306 - A & C Black 1991 (non-fiction/photos) LIMA'S RED HOT CHILLI 2-7 yrsDavid Mills & Derek Brazell 97818 52694 258 - Mantra 1997 (dual language, Somali + English) Also in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Japanese, Khymer, Korean, Panjabi, Polish, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, & Yoruba - all with English18526 94297 (big bk) - English18526 95048 / 56 (big bk) - Bengali + English / Urdu + English

LITTLE INCHKIN 4-8 yrsFiona French97818 45070 090 - (big bk) Frances Lincoln 2004 (1994)

LOOK OUT FOR STRANGERS and those that you know OP 3-8 yrsPaul Humphrey, Alex Ramay & Colin King02375 25453 - Evans 1994 (non-fiction/photos) LUCY'S DAY TRIP OP 4-7 yrsJennifer Northway07497 0957X - Mammoth (Egmont 1991)

LULU LOVES THE LIBRARY 2-5 yrsAnna McQuinn & Rosalind Beardshaw97818 70516 426 (hbk) - Alanna Books 2006 97809 55199 875 (board bk)97809 55199 802 - pbk + multi language CD

MAGIC PAINTBRUSH, THE 3-8 yrsJulia Donaldson & Joel Stewart97803 33964 439 - Macmillan 2002

MARTY MONSTER 4-7 yrsMalorie Blackman & Pamela Venus97818 70516 426 - Tamarind 1999

MARY HAD A DINOSAUR 3-6 yrsEileen Browne & Ruth Rivers97802 37533 375 - Evans 200797802 37533 410 (hbk)

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB OP 0-3 yrsSam Childs00918 92961 (board bk) - Hutchinson 2003 (nursery rhyme) MAX LOVES SUNFLOWERS 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86804 139 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1997)

MAX'S MONEY 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 266 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX'S LETTER 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 259 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX PAINTS THE HOUSE 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 372 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 2000 (1993) MAX'S STARRY NIGHT 3-6 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 532 - Hyperion Books (USA) 2001

MIA'S STORY 5-9 yrsMichael Foreman97814 06305 333 - Walker Books 2006 97818 44282 784 (hbk)

MIKI 2-7 yrsStephen Mackey97803 40950 654 - Hodder Children’s Books 2009

MOONBIRD 6-10 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Jane Ray97805 52550 031 - Corgi (Random House) 2006

MOUNTAINS OF TIBET, THE 3-8 yrsMordacai Gerstein97818 98000 549 - Barefoot Books 1993

MS MACDONALD HAS A CLASS OP 2-7 yrsJan Ormerod00995 16519 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998 (rhyming text) MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS 5-10 yrsJohn Steptoe097801 40559 460 - Puffin 1987

MUM CAN FIX IT OP 4-9 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins18705 1601X - Tamarind Books 1987

MUM'S LATE 2-6 yrsElizabeth Hawkins & Pamela Venus97818 70516 402 - Tamarind 1999

MY BIG BROTHER JJ 3-7 yrsOdette Elliott & Patrice Aggs97818 48530 072 - Tamarind Books 2009 MY COLOURFUL DAY OP 2-5 yrsLaura Dollin & Amelia Rosato07497 41872 - My World (Egmont) 2000

MY DADDY 0-2 yrsMike Jolley & Emma Dodd97819 04513 711 (board bk) - Templar 2009 (novelty) MY DOG OP 1-4 yrsJune Crebbin & Russell Ayto07445 8308X - Walker Books 2001

MY FIRST ABC 2-5 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45077 426 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) (non-fiction/photos)

MY FIRST SIGNS 1-4 yrsAnnie Kubler97819 04550 040 (board bk) - Child’s Play 2004 (non-fiction + sign language)

MY PLAYTIME (Buggy Buddies) OP 0-2 yrs03339 04303 (board bk)Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (novelty)

MY TWO GRANNIES 3-8 yrsFloella Benjamin & Margaret Chamberlain97818 47800343 - Frances Lincoln 200797818 45076 436 (hbk) NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE 6-10 yrsAnna Perera & Carl Pearce97818 70516 778 - Tamarind 2006

NO DINNER! - The Story of the Old Woman and the Pumpkin 2-7 yrsJessica Souhami97818 45078 188 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1999)

NURSE NANCY OP 2-5 yrsRonne Randall & Emma Dodd07214 21644 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81841 (board bk)

ODDLY 2-7 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Patrick Benson97818 44280 032 (hbk) - Walker Books 2009

ONE, TWO, SKIP A FEW - First Number Rhymes 3-6 yrsRoberta Arenson (illus)97818 41482 194 - Barefoot Books 1998 (rhymes)18414 82196 (big bk)

1 2 3 OP 1-5 yrsJan Pienkowski04348 02816 (board bk) - Mammoth (Egmont) 1998 (non-fiction 1-10) OSCAR'S HALF BIRTHDAY 2-8 yrsBob Graham97814 06306 866 - Walker books 2008 (2005)

PATCHWORK QUILT, THE 6-10 yrsValerie Flournoy & Jerry Pinkney97808 03700 970 (hbk) - Puffin USA 1985

PEEK-A-BOO! 1-4 yrsJan Ormerod97803 70324 241 (board bk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 1997 (novelty/flaps) PEEK-A-BOO! OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth18596 74100 (hbk) - Lorenz Books (Anness Publishing) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) PEEKABOO, HELLO YOU OP 0-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett14050 53828 (board bk) Campbell Books 2006 (novelty)

PEEPO BABY! 1-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett97814 05088 787 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2006 (flaps)

PICNIC FARM OP 1-6 yrsChristine Morton & Sarah Barringer03336 83617 - Macmillan 1998

PLAYTIME (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62808 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002

PRINCESS GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying-Hwa Hu97618 45075 323 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2007

PURRFECT! 2-6 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus97818 70516 860 - Tamarind 2008 PUZZLE JOURNEY INTO SPACE - Usborne Young Puzzles 6-10 yrsLesley Sims & Annabel Spenceley97807 46017 159 - Usborne Publishing 1995

RAINBOW HOUSE OP 4-8 yrsVivian French & Biz Hull18705 16443 - Tamarind Books 1999

RAMA'S RETURN OP 4-9 yrsLisa Bruce & Katja Bandlow00994 39395 - Red Fox (Random House) 2003 (+ non-fiction notes)

RASTAMOUSE AND DA BAG - A BLING 6-10 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 849 - Little Roots 2006 (2005)

RASTAMOUSE AND THE CRUCIAL PLAN 4-8 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 818 - Little Roots 2005 (2003)

RATA-PATA-SCATA-FATA - A Caribbean Story OP 3-7 yrsPhillis Gershator & Holly Meade97819 32065 947 - Star Bright Books (USA) 2005 (1994)

ROSA AND GALILEO 4-9 yrsAnne Cotringer & Lizzie Finlay97800 99439 738 - Flying Foxes (Random House) 2003 (+non-fiction notes) ROSIE'S FIRST BALLET LESSON OP 5-8 yrsSusan Hampshire & Maria Theresa Meloni07497 30234 - Mammoth (Egmont) 199697800 60264 666 - Harper Collins (USA) 1996 as ROSIE’S BALLET SLIPPERS OP

ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT 1-3 yrsAnnie Kubler97808 59536 585 (board bk) - Childs Play 2003 (rhyming text) SAFE PLACE, A 2-7 yrsLucy Marcovitch & Jo Blake97818 70516 754 - Tamarind Books 2005

SAM'S DUCK OP 4-8 yrsMichael Morpugo & Keith Bowen00066 46255 - Picture Lions (Harper Collins) 1997

SAY GOODNIGHT 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 484 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

SILVER SHOES 4-8 yrsCaroline Binch 97818 45074 715 - Frances Lincoln 2005 (2001)

SKIP ACROSS THE OCEAN 2-7 yrsFloella Benjamin & Sheila Moxley97818 45077 884 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) ('worldwide' nursery rhymes) SLEEP TIGHT 2-5 yrsGrace Hallworth & Lisa Kopper97805 21477 017 - Cambridge University Press 1996

SLEEPYHEAD OP 2-5 yrsNicola Smee03339 02696 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2001 (rhyming text/novelty)18526 909 5X / 68 / 76 - Mantra Lingua 2003 (dual language, Bengali / Panjabi / Urdu, all with English)

SMILING 3-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 243 - Zero to Ten (Evans) non- fiction/photos SOMETHING SPECIAL 3-7 yrsNicola Moon & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 788 - Orchard Books 1995 SO MUCH 2-6 yrsTrish Cooke & Helen Oxenbury97814 06306 651 - Walker Books 2008 (1994)

SOUTH AFRICAN ANIMALS 4-11+ yrsLindiwe Mabuza & Alan Baker97818 70516 853 - Tamarind 2007 (A-Z + non-fiction notes) SOUTH AND NORTH, EAST AND WEST OP 7-11 yrsMichael Rosen & 22 illustrators07445 43665 - Walker Books 1995 (short stories)

SPIDER WEAVER, THE - A Legend of Kente Cloth OP 8-11 yrsMargaret Musgrove & Julia Cairns05909 87941 - Scholastic Inc 2001

SPLASH! SPLASH! 1-4 yrsGina Ford & Rosalinda Kightley97803 85612 876 (board bk) - Doubleday (Random House) 2008 ( novelty) STORY OF THE CREATION, THE 4-9 yrsJane Ray97818 52139 483 - Orchard Books 1992

SUN SLICES, MOON SLICES OP 2-7 yrsAdele Geras & Karin Littlewood05901 95778 - Little Hippo (Scholastic) 1998

TALES TOLD IN TENTS - Stories From Central Asia 8-11+ yearsSally Pomme Clayton & Sophie Herxheimer97818 45072 780 - Frances Lincoln 200497818 45070 663 (hbk)

TELLING THE TRUTH 6-10 yrsAlthea, Charlie Best & Conny Jude97807 13660 760 - A & C Black 1997 non-fiction/+photos

THAT'S MY MUM 5-9 yrsHenriette Barkow & Derek Brazell97818 52696 283 - Mantra Lingua 2001 (dual language, Czech + English) Also in Bengali, Farsi, Gujarati, Panjabi, Portuguese, Somali, Swahali Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba (all with English)

THAT’S NOT MY BABY 0-3 yrsFiona Watt & Rachel Wells97814 09506 263 (board bk) - Usborne 2009 (novelty/touch/mirror) THERE WERE TEN IN THE BED 3-6 yrsAnnie Kubler (illus)97808 59538 978 - Child's Play 2001 (nursery song/novelty) THINGS TO DO AT THE SEASIDE 2-7 yrsPaul Humphrey & Chris Fairclough97807 49668 556 - Franklin Watts 2006 (non-fiction/photos) THIS IS THE TREE 3-7 yrsMiriam Moss & Adrienne Kennaway97807 11214 910 - Frances Lincoln 2000

THROUGH MY WINDOW 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne97818 45078 935 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1986)

TICKLE, TICKLE 1-4 yrsDakari Hru & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47565 628 (board bk) - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2004

TICKLE, TICKLE 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 477 - (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

TIGER OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries07445 63550 - Walker Books 1992 (+ non-fiction notes)07445 62252 (hbk)

TIGER CHILD, THE - A Folktale from India 3-8 yrsJoanna Troughton97801 40382 389 - Puffin 1996

TIGER DREAMS 2-7yrsGerald Rose & Jean Glasberg97805 21559 706 - Cambridge University Press 1996

TIME TO GET UP 3-6 yrsGill McLean & Lynne Willey97818 70516 112 - Tamarind 1992

TODDLEROBICS, ANIMAL FUN OP 1-4 yrsZita Newcombe07445 7787X - Walker Books 1999

TOO MUCH TALK OP 3-7 yrsAngela Shelf Medearis & Stefano Vitale07445 4775X - Walker Books 1995

TORTOISE'S DREAM - A Folktale from Africa OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06713 - Puffin 1994 (1980)

TOYS - Touch and Feel OP 1-3 yrsAndy Crawford & Steve Gorton07513 3958X (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/novelty) TURTLE AND THE ISLAND, THE - A Folktale from Papua New Guinea 3-7 yrsBarbara Ker Wilson & Franne Lessac97807 11206 977 - Frances Lincoln 1991

TUCKING IN! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrs Jess Stockham97818 46430 466 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps)

UNDER THE MOON & OVER THE SEA - A Collection of Caribbean Poems 8-11+ yrs ed: John Agard & Grace Nichols + 5 illustrators97814 06309 591 - Walker Books 2007 (2002) (poetry) VERY HOT DAY, A 2-6 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten97805 21634 564 (big bk) - Cambridge University Press 1996 WAIT AND SEE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 03512 - Methuen (Egmont) 1988

WASHING 4-7 yrsGwyneth Swain97818 40893 922 - Evans (Small World) 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

WATER WITCHER 4-8 yrsJan Ormerod97819 21272 165 - Little Hare (Australia) 2008 (2006) WE ARE BRITAIN 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah 97807 11219 021- Frances Lincoln 2002 (non-fiction/photos/poetry) WE'RE GOING ON A LION HUNT 2-7 yrsDavid Axtell97803 33741 498 - Macmillan 1999

WHAT ABOUT ME? OP 1-4 yrsHelen Stephens07513 6245X - Dorling Kindersley 1999

WHAT COLOUR? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45076 795 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S HAPPENING? - DEATH OP 6-11 yrs07502 13795 - Hodder Wayland (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S INSIDE? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11210 547 - Frances Lincoln 1996 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S IN THE PAN MAN? 3-7 yrsPauline Stewart and Alex Ayliffe97803 70325 835 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2002

WHAT'S UNDER THE BED? 4-9 yrsMick Manning & Brita Granstrom97807 49656 850 - Franklin Watts 1997 (non-fiction) WHEELS OP 5-9 yrsShirley Hughes07445 63755 - Walker Books 1991

WHEN I'M A GROWN-UP 2-6 yrsAnne Faundez & Katherine Lucas9781845383 084 - QED Publishing 2004

WHEN THE WORLD BEGAN - Stories Collected in Ethiopia OP 7-11 yrsElizabeth Laird & 4 illustrators01927 41896 - Oxford University Press 2000

WHOEVER YOU ARE 3-7 yrsMem Fox & Leslie Staub97801 52060 305 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (USA) 2006 (1997) (non-fiction)97801 52060 664 - board bk97801 52058 913 - dual language, Spanish + English

WHOSE BIRTHDAY IS IT? 3-8 yrsSherryl Clark & Jan Smith97807 49647 094 - Franklin Watts (Hopscotch) 2002

WHO'S IN OUR STREET? OP 5-10 yrsJan Ormerod00992 62894 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998

WIZARD PUNCHKIN, THE - A Folktale from India OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06764 - Puffin (1982) 1994

YEAR IN THE CITY, THE 5-10 yrsKathy Henderson & Paul Howard97814 06309 652 - Walker Books 2007 (1996)

YOUNG INFERNO, THE 10-11+ yearsJohn Agard & Satoshi Kitamura97818 45077 693 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2008 (poetry/b&w illus)

ZOE AND HER ZEBRA 2-7 yrsClare Beaton97818 41483 931 (board bk) - Barefoot Books 1999 (alphabet)

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Multicultural Picture Books ages 0-11+ June 2010

Eileen Browne's choice

As a children’s author and illustrator, I delight in reading picture books and am particularly interested in those which portray a rich diversity of people and cultures.

This list is based on simple criteria, the most important of which being what engages children and holds their attention from the front cover to the back. They are all ‘a good read’.

The books are full-colour illustrated paperback fiction, published in the UK, unless otherwise stated. Titles known to be out of print are marked OP. They are often still available from libraries or can be found on line. If a book that you want is out of print, write to the publisher and ask if they are going to reprint it.

No part of this text/list may be sold in any form whatsoever.

Text/list is copyright © Eileen Browne 2009

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ABU ALI COUNTS HIS DONKEYS OP 4-7 yrsDorothy Van Workhoem & Harry Horse07445 68250 - Walker Books 1999 (+ counting 1-10/+ notes for parents)

ADVENTURES OF SUPER DIAPER BABY, THE 9-11+ yrsGeorge Beard and Harold Hutchins97804 39981 613 - Scholastic 2002 (comic strip/graphic novel/b&w illus)

ALL ABOUT ME 2-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11211 001 - Frances Lincoln 1992 97807 11215 382 (big bk) (non-fiction/photos)

ALL FALL DOWN 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 491 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

ALL MY FRIENDS 3-7 yrsGill Lobel & Jo Blake97818 70516 822 - Tamarind 2006

AMAZING GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch 97818 45077 495 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1991)97818 45074 142 - dual language Bengali + English ( 2005) Also in Gujarati, Panjabi, Urdu - (all with English)07112 13895 (big bk)97814 07112 398318 - (for teachers - Read and Respond) Scholastic - 2009

ANGEL JUST LIKE ME, AN 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying -Hwa Hu97818 45078 744 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1997)

ANIMAL BOOGIE, THE 2-7 yrsDebbie Harter 97819 05236 602 - Barefoot Books 2000 97819 05236 220 (pbk + CD)97818 46862 311 (hbk + CD)

APPLE PIP PRINCESS, THE 7-11 yrsJane Ray97818 46161 018 - Orchard Books 2008 (2007)

BABIES BATHTIME OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99904 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABIES EATING OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99920 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABY EARTH OP 5-10 yrsMichele Petit-Jean 08595 3958X (hbk) - Child's Play 1995

BABY NOISES 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell97818 70516 706 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY PLAYS 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell18705 16710 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY SAYS PEEKABOO! 0-2 yrs97814 05312 752 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2006 (non-fiction/photos)

BATHTIME - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97819 04618 140 (board bk) Picthall & Gunzi 2004 BABY'S DAY OP 2-7 yrsTrish Grant97814 06303 346 (board bk) - Walker Books 2007 (non-fiction/photos)

BEAR IN THE CAVE, THE 3-7 yrs Michael Rosen & Adrian Reynolds97807 47577 652 (hbk) - Bloomsbury Children’s Books 200797814 08801 475 (board bk) 97807 47577 867 (bk + CD) BEAR ON A BIKE 2-7 yrsStella Blackstone & Debbie Harter 97819 05236 985 - Barefoot Books 199897818 41483 740 (board bk)

BEDTIME! 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 939 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (2002) (non-fiction/photos)

BEING FRIENDS 7-11+ yrs Althea97807 13660 784 - A & C Black 2001 (1997) (non-fiction/photos) BEST MUM, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 624 - Tamarind 2003

BEST TOY, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 648 - Tamarind 2003

BET YOU CAN'T OP 3-5 yrsPenny Dale 07445 12255 - Walker Books 1986

BIG EYES, SCARY VOICE 4-7 yrsEdell Wignell & Carl Pearce97818 70516 884 - Tamarind 2008 BIG KATIE MORAG STORY BOOK, THE 4-9 yrsMari Hedderwick 97800 99720 317 - Red Fox (Random House) 2000 (1996)

BLOWING BUBBLES 2-4 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten 97805 21006 699 - Cambridge University Press 1996

BOO BARNEY OP 0-3 yrsAlex Ayliffe 18412 12091 (board bk) - Orchard Books 2000 BOOTS FOR A BRIDESMAID 6-10 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 303 - Tamarind 2003 (1995)

BRINGING THE RAIN TO KAPITI PLAIN 3-7 yrsVerna Aardema & Beatriz Vidal 97803 33351 642 - Macmillan 1986 (1981)

BUSY PLAYTIME 1-3 yrsRebecca Finn97814 05021 304 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Pan Macmillan) 2004 (novelty)

BUT MARTIN! 2-7 yrsJune Counsel & Neal Layton97805 52551 380 - Picture Corgi (Random House) 200505525 23127 - June Counsel & Carolyn Dinan - Picture Corgi (Transworld) 1984 OP

CAN YOU HEAR THE SEA? 3-7 yrsJudy Cumberbatch & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47576 655 - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2006

CAPTAIN COOL 3-8 yrsDamian Harvey & Rory Walker97807 49668 082 - Franklin Watts 2006

CARIBBEAN ANIMALS 3-8 yrsDawne Allette & Alan Baker97818 70516 679 - Tamarind 2004 (A-Z + non-fiction notes)

CARIBBEAN DOZEN, A - Poems from Caribbean Poets 7-11 yrsJohn Agard, Grace Nicols (Ed) & Cathie Felstead 97814 06309 522 - Walker Books 2007 (1994) (poetry)

CARRYING 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 304 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (1999) CLAP HANDS 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury 97814 06319 354 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

CLOTHES - A Very First Picture Book OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth 18596 74070 (hbk) - Anness Publishing/Lorenz Books 1997 (non-fiction/photos)

CLOUD TEA MONKEYS 7-11+ yrsMal Peet, Elspeth Graham & Juan Wjngaard97814 06300 925 (hbk) - Walker Books 2010

COLOURS - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97809 53778 584 (board bk) - Picthall & Gunzi 2004 (non-fiction/novelty)

COMING OF NIGHT, THE - A Yoruba Creation Myth 4-8 yrsJames Riorden & Jenny Stow 97807 11213 784 - Frances Lincoln 200097818 45074 548 (big bk)

CROSS WITH US RHINOCEROS, THE OP 4-7 yrsJohn Bush & Paul Geraghty 00995 98000 - Red Fox (Random House) 1999

DAVE AND THE TOOTH FAIRY 4-8 yrsVerna Wilkins and Paul Hunt 97818 70516 136 - Tamarind 1993

DUMPER TRUCK 1-3 yrsSue Hendra97802 30705 524 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2008 (novelty)

EAGLE OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 62206 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes)

EAT UP, GEMMA 2-7 yrsSarah Hayes & Jan Ormerod 97814 06306 705 - Walker Books 2007 (1988)

ELEPHANT OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 32957 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes) ELEPHANT'S PILLOW, THE - A Chinese Bedtime Story 5-9 yrsDiana Reynolds Roome & Jude Daly97818 45077 983 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (2003)

FAMILIES 1-8 yrsDebbie Bailey & Susan Huszar97815 50375 947 (hbk) - Annick Press (US) Ltd 1999 (non-fiction/photos)

FARMYARD JAMBOREE, THE 3-7 yrsMargaret Read Macdonald & Sophie Fatus97818 55765 344 - Barefoot Books 2005 (+CD + non-fiction notes)

FEELING GREAT! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrsJess Stockham97818 46430 480 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps) FEELING JEALOUS 6-11+ yrsAlthea 97807 13663 334 - A & C Black 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

FIND MY BOOTS! 1-3 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45073 381 (board bk) - Frances Lincoln 2004 (1996) (photos/flaps)

FIND OUT ABOUT THE BODY OP 5-10 yrsAnita Ganeri & Lesley Howling 05633 55433 - BBC Education 1994 (non-fiction + photos + teacher’s notes) 05634 64046 (big bk) FINISHED BEING FOUR OP 3-7 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Claire Pound 18705 16109 - Tamarind 1992 FIREMAN FERGUS OP 2-5 yrsMandy Ross & Emma Dodd 07214 21652 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81833 (board bk) FIRST WORDS OP 1-3 yrsMoira Butterfield & Julie Fisher 07214 28363 (board bk) - Ladybird 1998

FOOTPRINTS IN THE FOREST - A Chembakolli Story 7-11 yrsTaahra Ghazi & Eileen Browne97818 72502 588 - Action Aid 1999 (+ non-fiction notes)97818 72502 571 (big bk) FRUITS - A Caribbean Counting Poem 3-8 yrsValerie Bloom & David Axtell97803 33653 128 - Macmillan Children's Books 1997 (1992)

FULL, FULL, FULL OF LOVE 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Paul Howard 97818 44287 826 - Walker Books 2004 FURAHA MEANS HAPPY! - A Story With Swahili Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) - Chrysalis Children’s Books 2000 (1995) (English + Swahili)

GET DRESSED! Tray Plays OP 0-2 yrsLuana Rinaldo97814 05091 473 ( board bk) - Campbell Books 2007 (non-fiction/novelty) GIANT HICCUPS 3-7 yrsJaqui Farley & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 273 - Tamarind 1994 GIANT TURNIP, THE 2-7 yrsHenriette Barkow & Richard Johnson18526 97350 (Chinese & English) - Mantra 2001

GIVE ME MY YAM! OP 3-7 yrsJan Blake & Peter Melnyczuk 07445 48853 - Walker Books 1998 GLITTERY GARDEN OP 0-3 yrsHelen Stephens 03339 65329 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 2002

GLOBAL BABIES 0-5 yrsGlobal Fund for Children + several photographers97815 80891 745 (board bk) - Charlesbridge (USA) 2007 (non-fiction/photos) GOING TO SCHOOL 3-6 yrsGrace Hallworth & Richard Brown97805 21559 355 - Cambridge University Press 1996 GOOD NIGHT (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62786 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2000 (non-fiction/photos) GOTCHA SMILE, THE 3-7 yrsRita Philips Mitchell & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 825 - Orchard Books 1998 GRACE AND FAMILY 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch97818 45078 065 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995)97807 11221 925 (big bk) GRANDAD TREE, THE OP 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Sharon Wilson07445 78752 - Walker Books 2000 GRANDFATHER & I 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Omerod97801 40556 988 - Puffin 1995

GRANDMA’S SATURDAY SOUP 3-8 yrsSally Fraser & Derek Brazell97818 44449 347 - Mantra Lingua 2005 (dual language, German + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Chinese-simplified, Farsi, French, Gujariti, Hindi, Italien, Japanese, Panjabi, Patois, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) GRANDMOTHER & I OP 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Ormerod01400 56974 - Puffin 1995 GRANDMOTHERS' STORIES - Wise Women Tales From Many Cultures 6-11 yrsBurleigh Mutén & Siân Bailey97818 46860 102 (pbk + CD) - Barefoot Books 1999 (short stories) GREGORY COOL 6-9 yrsCaroline Binch97807 11208 902 - Frances Lincoln 1997 (1994)07112 15367 (big bk)

HAIR 2-8 yrsKate Petty & several photographers97818 45075 538 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/photos/map) HALALA MEANS WELCOME - A Story With Zulu Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) David Bennett Books (Chrysalis) 1995

HANDA'S HEN 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44598 155 - Walker Books 2002 (+counting 1-10)97807 44575 026 (hbk)97807 44575 026 (big bk)97818 44440 634 - Mantra Lingua 2004 (dual language,Chinese + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Croatian, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Portuguese, Russian, Shona, Somali, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) HANDA'S SURPRISE 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44536 348 - Walker Books 199497814 06307 511 (pbk + DVD - DVD includes Handa’s Hen)97807 44554 731 (big bk)97818 52694 722 - Mantra Lingua 2002 (dual language, Bengali + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) 97804 39945 202 - activities based on book - Scholastic (Read and Respond) 2007 (for Adults)

HAVE YOU EVER PICKED A DANDELION? OP 3-6 yrsHannah Roche & Pierre Pratt18408 90622 (card/spiral bound) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1998 (non-fiction)

HIC! OP 2-6 yrsSue Eaves03703 26458 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2003

HIDDEN TALES FROM EASTERN EUROPE 7-11 yrsAntonia Barber & Paul Hess97818 45071 479 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (short stories)

HOME IN THE SKY OP 3-11+ yrsJeannie Baker07445 78493 - Walker Books 2001 (1984)

HOME NOW 5-9 yrsLesley Beake & Karin Littlewood97818 45076 382 - Frances Lincoln 2006

HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, THE 2-6 yrsJenny Stow97818 45079 437 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (rhyme) HOW MANY? OP 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking07112 08026 - Frances Lincoln 1992 (non-fiction/counting/photos) HUE BOY OP 4-9 yrsRita Phillips Mitchell & Caroline Binch01405 63547 - Puffin 1992 I CAN CLAP! (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37773 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I CAN PLAY (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37781 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I DON'T EAT TOOTHPASTE ANYMORE 2-5 yrsKaren King & Lynne Willey9781870516 167 - Tamarind 1993

IF WE HAD A SAILBOAT 2-6 yrsJonathan Emmett & Adrian Reynolds97801 92725 585 - Oxford University Press 2006

IGNIS 4-9 yrsGina Wilson & P J Lynch97807 44594 058 - Walker Books 2002

I KNOW A SECRET OP 3-8 yrsSue Baker & Annie Kubler08595 33158 (hbk) - Child's Play 1988 (+ non-fiction/birth) IMRAN AND THE WATCH 3-7 yrsTony Bradman & Pricilla Lamont97805 21468 992 - Cambridge University Press 1996

IN A MINUTE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 04187 - Methuen (Egmont) 1990

IN THE BATH - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 382 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE GARDEN - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 399 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE WOODS - Guess Who’s Hiding? 2-5 yrsAna Martin Larranga97818 40893 243 (board bk) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1999 (novelty)

ISHTAR AND TAMMUZ - A Babylonian Myth of the Seasons 7-11 yrsChristopher Moore & Christina Balit97807 11210 998 - Francis Lincoln 1996

ISLAND COUNTING 1 2 3 2-6 yrsFrane Lessac97818 44282 463 - Walker Books 2005 (counting 1-10)97814 06312 225 (board bk)

I WISH TONIGHT OP 3-9 yrsLois Rock & Anne Wilson07459 42733 (hbk) - Lion Publishing 2000

JAMAICA AND BRIANNA OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian14052 09634 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1995)

JAMAICA'S FIND OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian04502 9372 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1986)

J IS FOR JAMAICA 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah & Prodeepta Das97818 45076 092 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/+ rhyme/photos)

KASPAR'S GREATEST DISCOVERY OP 4-9 yrsCampbell Paget & Reg Cartwright07112 11744 - Frances Lincoln 1997

KINTU'S MISTAKE 6-10 yrsRosalind Kerven & Matilda Harrison97815 75720 159 (hbk) - Raintree Interactive Library (USA) 1996

LAGHU THE CLEVER CROW 3-7 yrsBhavit Mehta & Carol Liddiment 97809 56118 301 - Saadhak Books 2009

LAO LAO OF DRAGON MOUNTAIN 7-11 yrsMargaret Bateson-Hill & Francesca Peliozzi (+ Chinese text - Manyee Wan)97818 40890 471 - Zero to Ten - Evans 1996 (+ paper cuts - Sha-Lui-Qu)

LENNY IN THE GARDEN 1-4 yrsKen Wilson-Max97818 45079 802 (hbk/card) - Frances Lincoln 2009 LEON AND BOB 2-7 yrsSimon James97814 06308 495 - Walker Books 2008 (1997)

LEOPARD'S DRUM, THE - An Asante tale from West Africa 3-7 yrsJessica Souhami07112 09073 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1995)07112 21472 (big bk)04390 18501 (Read and Respond) - Scholastic 2000 - for adults

LET'S FEED THE DUCKS 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 532 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S GO FOR A RIDE OP 3-7 yrs18534 5710 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S GO TO BED 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 556 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HAVE FUN 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 549 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HOP AND SKIP OP 1-4 yrs18543 45729 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S LOOK AT EYES OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT FEET OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92749 - Evans 2001 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT HANDS OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LEVERS OP 6-10 yrsChris Ollerenshaw & Pat Triggs07136 52306 - A & C Black 1991 (non-fiction/photos) LIMA'S RED HOT CHILLI 2-7 yrsDavid Mills & Derek Brazell 97818 52694 258 - Mantra 1997 (dual language, Somali + English) Also in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Japanese, Khymer, Korean, Panjabi, Polish, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, & Yoruba - all with English18526 94297 (big bk) - English18526 95048 / 56 (big bk) - Bengali + English / Urdu + English

LITTLE INCHKIN 4-8 yrsFiona French97818 45070 090 - (big bk) Frances Lincoln 2004 (1994)

LOOK OUT FOR STRANGERS and those that you know OP 3-8 yrsPaul Humphrey, Alex Ramay & Colin King02375 25453 - Evans 1994 (non-fiction/photos) LUCY'S DAY TRIP OP 4-7 yrsJennifer Northway07497 0957X - Mammoth (Egmont 1991)

LULU LOVES THE LIBRARY 2-5 yrsAnna McQuinn & Rosalind Beardshaw97818 70516 426 (hbk) - Alanna Books 2006 97809 55199 875 (board bk)97809 55199 802 - pbk + multi language CD

MAGIC PAINTBRUSH, THE 3-8 yrsJulia Donaldson & Joel Stewart97803 33964 439 - Macmillan 2002

MARTY MONSTER 4-7 yrsMalorie Blackman & Pamela Venus97818 70516 426 - Tamarind 1999

MARY HAD A DINOSAUR 3-6 yrsEileen Browne & Ruth Rivers97802 37533 375 - Evans 200797802 37533 410 (hbk)

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB OP 0-3 yrsSam Childs00918 92961 (board bk) - Hutchinson 2003 (nursery rhyme) MAX LOVES SUNFLOWERS 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86804 139 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1997)

MAX'S MONEY 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 266 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX'S LETTER 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 259 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX PAINTS THE HOUSE 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 372 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 2000 (1993) MAX'S STARRY NIGHT 3-6 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 532 - Hyperion Books (USA) 2001

MIA'S STORY 5-9 yrsMichael Foreman97814 06305 333 - Walker Books 2006 97818 44282 784 (hbk)

MIKI 2-7 yrsStephen Mackey97803 40950 654 - Hodder Children’s Books 2009

MOONBIRD 6-10 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Jane Ray97805 52550 031 - Corgi (Random House) 2006

MOUNTAINS OF TIBET, THE 3-8 yrsMordacai Gerstein97818 98000 549 - Barefoot Books 1993

MS MACDONALD HAS A CLASS OP 2-7 yrsJan Ormerod00995 16519 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998 (rhyming text) MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS 5-10 yrsJohn Steptoe097801 40559 460 - Puffin 1987

MUM CAN FIX IT OP 4-9 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins18705 1601X - Tamarind Books 1987

MUM'S LATE 2-6 yrsElizabeth Hawkins & Pamela Venus97818 70516 402 - Tamarind 1999

MY BIG BROTHER JJ 3-7 yrsOdette Elliott & Patrice Aggs97818 48530 072 - Tamarind Books 2009 MY COLOURFUL DAY OP 2-5 yrsLaura Dollin & Amelia Rosato07497 41872 - My World (Egmont) 2000

MY DADDY 0-2 yrsMike Jolley & Emma Dodd97819 04513 711 (board bk) - Templar 2009 (novelty) MY DOG OP 1-4 yrsJune Crebbin & Russell Ayto07445 8308X - Walker Books 2001

MY FIRST ABC 2-5 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45077 426 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) (non-fiction/photos)

MY FIRST SIGNS 1-4 yrsAnnie Kubler97819 04550 040 (board bk) - Child’s Play 2004 (non-fiction + sign language)

MY PLAYTIME (Buggy Buddies) OP 0-2 yrs03339 04303 (board bk)Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (novelty)

MY TWO GRANNIES 3-8 yrsFloella Benjamin & Margaret Chamberlain97818 47800343 - Frances Lincoln 200797818 45076 436 (hbk) NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE 6-10 yrsAnna Perera & Carl Pearce97818 70516 778 - Tamarind 2006

NO DINNER! - The Story of the Old Woman and the Pumpkin 2-7 yrsJessica Souhami97818 45078 188 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1999)

NURSE NANCY OP 2-5 yrsRonne Randall & Emma Dodd07214 21644 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81841 (board bk)

ODDLY 2-7 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Patrick Benson97818 44280 032 (hbk) - Walker Books 2009

ONE, TWO, SKIP A FEW - First Number Rhymes 3-6 yrsRoberta Arenson (illus)97818 41482 194 - Barefoot Books 1998 (rhymes)18414 82196 (big bk)

1 2 3 OP 1-5 yrsJan Pienkowski04348 02816 (board bk) - Mammoth (Egmont) 1998 (non-fiction 1-10) OSCAR'S HALF BIRTHDAY 2-8 yrsBob Graham97814 06306 866 - Walker books 2008 (2005)

PATCHWORK QUILT, THE 6-10 yrsValerie Flournoy & Jerry Pinkney97808 03700 970 (hbk) - Puffin USA 1985

PEEK-A-BOO! 1-4 yrsJan Ormerod97803 70324 241 (board bk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 1997 (novelty/flaps) PEEK-A-BOO! OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth18596 74100 (hbk) - Lorenz Books (Anness Publishing) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) PEEKABOO, HELLO YOU OP 0-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett14050 53828 (board bk) Campbell Books 2006 (novelty)

PEEPO BABY! 1-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett97814 05088 787 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2006 (flaps)

PICNIC FARM OP 1-6 yrsChristine Morton & Sarah Barringer03336 83617 - Macmillan 1998

PLAYTIME (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62808 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002

PRINCESS GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying-Hwa Hu97618 45075 323 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2007

PURRFECT! 2-6 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus97818 70516 860 - Tamarind 2008 PUZZLE JOURNEY INTO SPACE - Usborne Young Puzzles 6-10 yrsLesley Sims & Annabel Spenceley97807 46017 159 - Usborne Publishing 1995

RAINBOW HOUSE OP 4-8 yrsVivian French & Biz Hull18705 16443 - Tamarind Books 1999

RAMA'S RETURN OP 4-9 yrsLisa Bruce & Katja Bandlow00994 39395 - Red Fox (Random House) 2003 (+ non-fiction notes)

RASTAMOUSE AND DA BAG - A BLING 6-10 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 849 - Little Roots 2006 (2005)

RASTAMOUSE AND THE CRUCIAL PLAN 4-8 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 818 - Little Roots 2005 (2003)

RATA-PATA-SCATA-FATA - A Caribbean Story OP 3-7 yrsPhillis Gershator & Holly Meade97819 32065 947 - Star Bright Books (USA) 2005 (1994)

ROSA AND GALILEO 4-9 yrsAnne Cotringer & Lizzie Finlay97800 99439 738 - Flying Foxes (Random House) 2003 (+non-fiction notes) ROSIE'S FIRST BALLET LESSON OP 5-8 yrsSusan Hampshire & Maria Theresa Meloni07497 30234 - Mammoth (Egmont) 199697800 60264 666 - Harper Collins (USA) 1996 as ROSIE’S BALLET SLIPPERS OP

ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT 1-3 yrsAnnie Kubler97808 59536 585 (board bk) - Childs Play 2003 (rhyming text) SAFE PLACE, A 2-7 yrsLucy Marcovitch & Jo Blake97818 70516 754 - Tamarind Books 2005

SAM'S DUCK OP 4-8 yrsMichael Morpugo & Keith Bowen00066 46255 - Picture Lions (Harper Collins) 1997

SAY GOODNIGHT 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 484 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

SILVER SHOES 4-8 yrsCaroline Binch 97818 45074 715 - Frances Lincoln 2005 (2001)

SKIP ACROSS THE OCEAN 2-7 yrsFloella Benjamin & Sheila Moxley97818 45077 884 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) ('worldwide' nursery rhymes) SLEEP TIGHT 2-5 yrsGrace Hallworth & Lisa Kopper97805 21477 017 - Cambridge University Press 1996

SLEEPYHEAD OP 2-5 yrsNicola Smee03339 02696 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2001 (rhyming text/novelty)18526 909 5X / 68 / 76 - Mantra Lingua 2003 (dual language, Bengali / Panjabi / Urdu, all with English)

SMILING 3-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 243 - Zero to Ten (Evans) non- fiction/photos SOMETHING SPECIAL 3-7 yrsNicola Moon & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 788 - Orchard Books 1995 SO MUCH 2-6 yrsTrish Cooke & Helen Oxenbury97814 06306 651 - Walker Books 2008 (1994)

SOUTH AFRICAN ANIMALS 4-11+ yrsLindiwe Mabuza & Alan Baker97818 70516 853 - Tamarind 2007 (A-Z + non-fiction notes) SOUTH AND NORTH, EAST AND WEST OP 7-11 yrsMichael Rosen & 22 illustrators07445 43665 - Walker Books 1995 (short stories)

SPIDER WEAVER, THE - A Legend of Kente Cloth OP 8-11 yrsMargaret Musgrove & Julia Cairns05909 87941 - Scholastic Inc 2001

SPLASH! SPLASH! 1-4 yrsGina Ford & Rosalinda Kightley97803 85612 876 (board bk) - Doubleday (Random House) 2008 ( novelty) STORY OF THE CREATION, THE 4-9 yrsJane Ray97818 52139 483 - Orchard Books 1992

SUN SLICES, MOON SLICES OP 2-7 yrsAdele Geras & Karin Littlewood05901 95778 - Little Hippo (Scholastic) 1998

TALES TOLD IN TENTS - Stories From Central Asia 8-11+ yearsSally Pomme Clayton & Sophie Herxheimer97818 45072 780 - Frances Lincoln 200497818 45070 663 (hbk)

TELLING THE TRUTH 6-10 yrsAlthea, Charlie Best & Conny Jude97807 13660 760 - A & C Black 1997 non-fiction/+photos

THAT'S MY MUM 5-9 yrsHenriette Barkow & Derek Brazell97818 52696 283 - Mantra Lingua 2001 (dual language, Czech + English) Also in Bengali, Farsi, Gujarati, Panjabi, Portuguese, Somali, Swahali Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba (all with English)

THAT’S NOT MY BABY 0-3 yrsFiona Watt & Rachel Wells97814 09506 263 (board bk) - Usborne 2009 (novelty/touch/mirror) THERE WERE TEN IN THE BED 3-6 yrsAnnie Kubler (illus)97808 59538 978 - Child's Play 2001 (nursery song/novelty) THINGS TO DO AT THE SEASIDE 2-7 yrsPaul Humphrey & Chris Fairclough97807 49668 556 - Franklin Watts 2006 (non-fiction/photos) THIS IS THE TREE 3-7 yrsMiriam Moss & Adrienne Kennaway97807 11214 910 - Frances Lincoln 2000

THROUGH MY WINDOW 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne97818 45078 935 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1986)

TICKLE, TICKLE 1-4 yrsDakari Hru & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47565 628 (board bk) - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2004

TICKLE, TICKLE 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 477 - (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

TIGER OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries07445 63550 - Walker Books 1992 (+ non-fiction notes)07445 62252 (hbk)

TIGER CHILD, THE - A Folktale from India 3-8 yrsJoanna Troughton97801 40382 389 - Puffin 1996

TIGER DREAMS 2-7yrsGerald Rose & Jean Glasberg97805 21559 706 - Cambridge University Press 1996

TIME TO GET UP 3-6 yrsGill McLean & Lynne Willey97818 70516 112 - Tamarind 1992

TODDLEROBICS, ANIMAL FUN OP 1-4 yrsZita Newcombe07445 7787X - Walker Books 1999

TOO MUCH TALK OP 3-7 yrsAngela Shelf Medearis & Stefano Vitale07445 4775X - Walker Books 1995

TORTOISE'S DREAM - A Folktale from Africa OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06713 - Puffin 1994 (1980)

TOYS - Touch and Feel OP 1-3 yrsAndy Crawford & Steve Gorton07513 3958X (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/novelty) TURTLE AND THE ISLAND, THE - A Folktale from Papua New Guinea 3-7 yrsBarbara Ker Wilson & Franne Lessac97807 11206 977 - Frances Lincoln 1991

TUCKING IN! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrs Jess Stockham97818 46430 466 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps)

UNDER THE MOON & OVER THE SEA - A Collection of Caribbean Poems 8-11+ yrs ed: John Agard & Grace Nichols + 5 illustrators97814 06309 591 - Walker Books 2007 (2002) (poetry) VERY HOT DAY, A 2-6 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten97805 21634 564 (big bk) - Cambridge University Press 1996 WAIT AND SEE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 03512 - Methuen (Egmont) 1988

WASHING 4-7 yrsGwyneth Swain97818 40893 922 - Evans (Small World) 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

WATER WITCHER 4-8 yrsJan Ormerod97819 21272 165 - Little Hare (Australia) 2008 (2006) WE ARE BRITAIN 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah 97807 11219 021- Frances Lincoln 2002 (non-fiction/photos/poetry) WE'RE GOING ON A LION HUNT 2-7 yrsDavid Axtell97803 33741 498 - Macmillan 1999

WHAT ABOUT ME? OP 1-4 yrsHelen Stephens07513 6245X - Dorling Kindersley 1999

WHAT COLOUR? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45076 795 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S HAPPENING? - DEATH OP 6-11 yrs07502 13795 - Hodder Wayland (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S INSIDE? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11210 547 - Frances Lincoln 1996 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S IN THE PAN MAN? 3-7 yrsPauline Stewart and Alex Ayliffe97803 70325 835 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2002

WHAT'S UNDER THE BED? 4-9 yrsMick Manning & Brita Granstrom97807 49656 850 - Franklin Watts 1997 (non-fiction) WHEELS OP 5-9 yrsShirley Hughes07445 63755 - Walker Books 1991

WHEN I'M A GROWN-UP 2-6 yrsAnne Faundez & Katherine Lucas9781845383 084 - QED Publishing 2004

WHEN THE WORLD BEGAN - Stories Collected in Ethiopia OP 7-11 yrsElizabeth Laird & 4 illustrators01927 41896 - Oxford University Press 2000

WHOEVER YOU ARE 3-7 yrsMem Fox & Leslie Staub97801 52060 305 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (USA) 2006 (1997) (non-fiction)97801 52060 664 - board bk97801 52058 913 - dual language, Spanish + English

WHOSE BIRTHDAY IS IT? 3-8 yrsSherryl Clark & Jan Smith97807 49647 094 - Franklin Watts (Hopscotch) 2002

WHO'S IN OUR STREET? OP 5-10 yrsJan Ormerod00992 62894 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998

WIZARD PUNCHKIN, THE - A Folktale from India OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06764 - Puffin (1982) 1994

YEAR IN THE CITY, THE 5-10 yrsKathy Henderson & Paul Howard97814 06309 652 - Walker Books 2007 (1996)

YOUNG INFERNO, THE 10-11+ yearsJohn Agard & Satoshi Kitamura97818 45077 693 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2008 (poetry/b&w illus)

ZOE AND HER ZEBRA 2-7 yrsClare Beaton97818 41483 931 (board bk) - Barefoot Books 1999 (alphabet)

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Multicultural Picture Books ages 0-11+ June 2010

Eileen Browne's choice

As a children’s author and illustrator, I delight in reading picture books and am particularly interested in those which portray a rich diversity of people and cultures.

This list is based on simple criteria, the most important of which being what engages children and holds their attention from the front cover to the back. They are all ‘a good read’.

The books are full-colour illustrated paperback fiction, published in the UK, unless otherwise stated. Titles known to be out of print are marked OP. They are often still available from libraries or can be found on line. If a book that you want is out of print, write to the publisher and ask if they are going to reprint it.

No part of this text/list may be sold in any form whatsoever.

Text/list is copyright © Eileen Browne 2009

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ABU ALI COUNTS HIS DONKEYS OP 4-7 yrsDorothy Van Workhoem & Harry Horse07445 68250 - Walker Books 1999 (+ counting 1-10/+ notes for parents)

ADVENTURES OF SUPER DIAPER BABY, THE 9-11+ yrsGeorge Beard and Harold Hutchins97804 39981 613 - Scholastic 2002 (comic strip/graphic novel/b&w illus)

ALL ABOUT ME 2-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11211 001 - Frances Lincoln 1992 97807 11215 382 (big bk) (non-fiction/photos)

ALL FALL DOWN 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 491 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

ALL MY FRIENDS 3-7 yrsGill Lobel & Jo Blake97818 70516 822 - Tamarind 2006

AMAZING GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch 97818 45077 495 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1991)97818 45074 142 - dual language Bengali + English ( 2005) Also in Gujarati, Panjabi, Urdu - (all with English)07112 13895 (big bk)97814 07112 398318 - (for teachers - Read and Respond) Scholastic - 2009

ANGEL JUST LIKE ME, AN 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying -Hwa Hu97818 45078 744 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1997)

ANIMAL BOOGIE, THE 2-7 yrsDebbie Harter 97819 05236 602 - Barefoot Books 2000 97819 05236 220 (pbk + CD)97818 46862 311 (hbk + CD)

APPLE PIP PRINCESS, THE 7-11 yrsJane Ray97818 46161 018 - Orchard Books 2008 (2007)

BABIES BATHTIME OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99904 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABIES EATING OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99920 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABY EARTH OP 5-10 yrsMichele Petit-Jean 08595 3958X (hbk) - Child's Play 1995

BABY NOISES 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell97818 70516 706 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY PLAYS 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell18705 16710 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY SAYS PEEKABOO! 0-2 yrs97814 05312 752 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2006 (non-fiction/photos)

BATHTIME - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97819 04618 140 (board bk) Picthall & Gunzi 2004 BABY'S DAY OP 2-7 yrsTrish Grant97814 06303 346 (board bk) - Walker Books 2007 (non-fiction/photos)

BEAR IN THE CAVE, THE 3-7 yrs Michael Rosen & Adrian Reynolds97807 47577 652 (hbk) - Bloomsbury Children’s Books 200797814 08801 475 (board bk) 97807 47577 867 (bk + CD) BEAR ON A BIKE 2-7 yrsStella Blackstone & Debbie Harter 97819 05236 985 - Barefoot Books 199897818 41483 740 (board bk)

BEDTIME! 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 939 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (2002) (non-fiction/photos)

BEING FRIENDS 7-11+ yrs Althea97807 13660 784 - A & C Black 2001 (1997) (non-fiction/photos) BEST MUM, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 624 - Tamarind 2003

BEST TOY, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 648 - Tamarind 2003

BET YOU CAN'T OP 3-5 yrsPenny Dale 07445 12255 - Walker Books 1986

BIG EYES, SCARY VOICE 4-7 yrsEdell Wignell & Carl Pearce97818 70516 884 - Tamarind 2008 BIG KATIE MORAG STORY BOOK, THE 4-9 yrsMari Hedderwick 97800 99720 317 - Red Fox (Random House) 2000 (1996)

BLOWING BUBBLES 2-4 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten 97805 21006 699 - Cambridge University Press 1996

BOO BARNEY OP 0-3 yrsAlex Ayliffe 18412 12091 (board bk) - Orchard Books 2000 BOOTS FOR A BRIDESMAID 6-10 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 303 - Tamarind 2003 (1995)

BRINGING THE RAIN TO KAPITI PLAIN 3-7 yrsVerna Aardema & Beatriz Vidal 97803 33351 642 - Macmillan 1986 (1981)

BUSY PLAYTIME 1-3 yrsRebecca Finn97814 05021 304 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Pan Macmillan) 2004 (novelty)

BUT MARTIN! 2-7 yrsJune Counsel & Neal Layton97805 52551 380 - Picture Corgi (Random House) 200505525 23127 - June Counsel & Carolyn Dinan - Picture Corgi (Transworld) 1984 OP

CAN YOU HEAR THE SEA? 3-7 yrsJudy Cumberbatch & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47576 655 - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2006

CAPTAIN COOL 3-8 yrsDamian Harvey & Rory Walker97807 49668 082 - Franklin Watts 2006

CARIBBEAN ANIMALS 3-8 yrsDawne Allette & Alan Baker97818 70516 679 - Tamarind 2004 (A-Z + non-fiction notes)

CARIBBEAN DOZEN, A - Poems from Caribbean Poets 7-11 yrsJohn Agard, Grace Nicols (Ed) & Cathie Felstead 97814 06309 522 - Walker Books 2007 (1994) (poetry)

CARRYING 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 304 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (1999) CLAP HANDS 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury 97814 06319 354 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

CLOTHES - A Very First Picture Book OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth 18596 74070 (hbk) - Anness Publishing/Lorenz Books 1997 (non-fiction/photos)

CLOUD TEA MONKEYS 7-11+ yrsMal Peet, Elspeth Graham & Juan Wjngaard97814 06300 925 (hbk) - Walker Books 2010

COLOURS - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97809 53778 584 (board bk) - Picthall & Gunzi 2004 (non-fiction/novelty)

COMING OF NIGHT, THE - A Yoruba Creation Myth 4-8 yrsJames Riorden & Jenny Stow 97807 11213 784 - Frances Lincoln 200097818 45074 548 (big bk)

CROSS WITH US RHINOCEROS, THE OP 4-7 yrsJohn Bush & Paul Geraghty 00995 98000 - Red Fox (Random House) 1999

DAVE AND THE TOOTH FAIRY 4-8 yrsVerna Wilkins and Paul Hunt 97818 70516 136 - Tamarind 1993

DUMPER TRUCK 1-3 yrsSue Hendra97802 30705 524 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2008 (novelty)

EAGLE OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 62206 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes)

EAT UP, GEMMA 2-7 yrsSarah Hayes & Jan Ormerod 97814 06306 705 - Walker Books 2007 (1988)

ELEPHANT OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 32957 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes) ELEPHANT'S PILLOW, THE - A Chinese Bedtime Story 5-9 yrsDiana Reynolds Roome & Jude Daly97818 45077 983 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (2003)

FAMILIES 1-8 yrsDebbie Bailey & Susan Huszar97815 50375 947 (hbk) - Annick Press (US) Ltd 1999 (non-fiction/photos)

FARMYARD JAMBOREE, THE 3-7 yrsMargaret Read Macdonald & Sophie Fatus97818 55765 344 - Barefoot Books 2005 (+CD + non-fiction notes)

FEELING GREAT! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrsJess Stockham97818 46430 480 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps) FEELING JEALOUS 6-11+ yrsAlthea 97807 13663 334 - A & C Black 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

FIND MY BOOTS! 1-3 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45073 381 (board bk) - Frances Lincoln 2004 (1996) (photos/flaps)

FIND OUT ABOUT THE BODY OP 5-10 yrsAnita Ganeri & Lesley Howling 05633 55433 - BBC Education 1994 (non-fiction + photos + teacher’s notes) 05634 64046 (big bk) FINISHED BEING FOUR OP 3-7 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Claire Pound 18705 16109 - Tamarind 1992 FIREMAN FERGUS OP 2-5 yrsMandy Ross & Emma Dodd 07214 21652 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81833 (board bk) FIRST WORDS OP 1-3 yrsMoira Butterfield & Julie Fisher 07214 28363 (board bk) - Ladybird 1998

FOOTPRINTS IN THE FOREST - A Chembakolli Story 7-11 yrsTaahra Ghazi & Eileen Browne97818 72502 588 - Action Aid 1999 (+ non-fiction notes)97818 72502 571 (big bk) FRUITS - A Caribbean Counting Poem 3-8 yrsValerie Bloom & David Axtell97803 33653 128 - Macmillan Children's Books 1997 (1992)

FULL, FULL, FULL OF LOVE 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Paul Howard 97818 44287 826 - Walker Books 2004 FURAHA MEANS HAPPY! - A Story With Swahili Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) - Chrysalis Children’s Books 2000 (1995) (English + Swahili)

GET DRESSED! Tray Plays OP 0-2 yrsLuana Rinaldo97814 05091 473 ( board bk) - Campbell Books 2007 (non-fiction/novelty) GIANT HICCUPS 3-7 yrsJaqui Farley & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 273 - Tamarind 1994 GIANT TURNIP, THE 2-7 yrsHenriette Barkow & Richard Johnson18526 97350 (Chinese & English) - Mantra 2001

GIVE ME MY YAM! OP 3-7 yrsJan Blake & Peter Melnyczuk 07445 48853 - Walker Books 1998 GLITTERY GARDEN OP 0-3 yrsHelen Stephens 03339 65329 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 2002

GLOBAL BABIES 0-5 yrsGlobal Fund for Children + several photographers97815 80891 745 (board bk) - Charlesbridge (USA) 2007 (non-fiction/photos) GOING TO SCHOOL 3-6 yrsGrace Hallworth & Richard Brown97805 21559 355 - Cambridge University Press 1996 GOOD NIGHT (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62786 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2000 (non-fiction/photos) GOTCHA SMILE, THE 3-7 yrsRita Philips Mitchell & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 825 - Orchard Books 1998 GRACE AND FAMILY 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch97818 45078 065 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995)97807 11221 925 (big bk) GRANDAD TREE, THE OP 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Sharon Wilson07445 78752 - Walker Books 2000 GRANDFATHER & I 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Omerod97801 40556 988 - Puffin 1995

GRANDMA’S SATURDAY SOUP 3-8 yrsSally Fraser & Derek Brazell97818 44449 347 - Mantra Lingua 2005 (dual language, German + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Chinese-simplified, Farsi, French, Gujariti, Hindi, Italien, Japanese, Panjabi, Patois, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) GRANDMOTHER & I OP 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Ormerod01400 56974 - Puffin 1995 GRANDMOTHERS' STORIES - Wise Women Tales From Many Cultures 6-11 yrsBurleigh Mutén & Siân Bailey97818 46860 102 (pbk + CD) - Barefoot Books 1999 (short stories) GREGORY COOL 6-9 yrsCaroline Binch97807 11208 902 - Frances Lincoln 1997 (1994)07112 15367 (big bk)

HAIR 2-8 yrsKate Petty & several photographers97818 45075 538 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/photos/map) HALALA MEANS WELCOME - A Story With Zulu Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) David Bennett Books (Chrysalis) 1995

HANDA'S HEN 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44598 155 - Walker Books 2002 (+counting 1-10)97807 44575 026 (hbk)97807 44575 026 (big bk)97818 44440 634 - Mantra Lingua 2004 (dual language,Chinese + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Croatian, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Portuguese, Russian, Shona, Somali, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) HANDA'S SURPRISE 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44536 348 - Walker Books 199497814 06307 511 (pbk + DVD - DVD includes Handa’s Hen)97807 44554 731 (big bk)97818 52694 722 - Mantra Lingua 2002 (dual language, Bengali + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) 97804 39945 202 - activities based on book - Scholastic (Read and Respond) 2007 (for Adults)

HAVE YOU EVER PICKED A DANDELION? OP 3-6 yrsHannah Roche & Pierre Pratt18408 90622 (card/spiral bound) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1998 (non-fiction)

HIC! OP 2-6 yrsSue Eaves03703 26458 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2003

HIDDEN TALES FROM EASTERN EUROPE 7-11 yrsAntonia Barber & Paul Hess97818 45071 479 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (short stories)

HOME IN THE SKY OP 3-11+ yrsJeannie Baker07445 78493 - Walker Books 2001 (1984)

HOME NOW 5-9 yrsLesley Beake & Karin Littlewood97818 45076 382 - Frances Lincoln 2006

HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, THE 2-6 yrsJenny Stow97818 45079 437 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (rhyme) HOW MANY? OP 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking07112 08026 - Frances Lincoln 1992 (non-fiction/counting/photos) HUE BOY OP 4-9 yrsRita Phillips Mitchell & Caroline Binch01405 63547 - Puffin 1992 I CAN CLAP! (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37773 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I CAN PLAY (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37781 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I DON'T EAT TOOTHPASTE ANYMORE 2-5 yrsKaren King & Lynne Willey9781870516 167 - Tamarind 1993

IF WE HAD A SAILBOAT 2-6 yrsJonathan Emmett & Adrian Reynolds97801 92725 585 - Oxford University Press 2006

IGNIS 4-9 yrsGina Wilson & P J Lynch97807 44594 058 - Walker Books 2002

I KNOW A SECRET OP 3-8 yrsSue Baker & Annie Kubler08595 33158 (hbk) - Child's Play 1988 (+ non-fiction/birth) IMRAN AND THE WATCH 3-7 yrsTony Bradman & Pricilla Lamont97805 21468 992 - Cambridge University Press 1996

IN A MINUTE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 04187 - Methuen (Egmont) 1990

IN THE BATH - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 382 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE GARDEN - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 399 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE WOODS - Guess Who’s Hiding? 2-5 yrsAna Martin Larranga97818 40893 243 (board bk) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1999 (novelty)

ISHTAR AND TAMMUZ - A Babylonian Myth of the Seasons 7-11 yrsChristopher Moore & Christina Balit97807 11210 998 - Francis Lincoln 1996

ISLAND COUNTING 1 2 3 2-6 yrsFrane Lessac97818 44282 463 - Walker Books 2005 (counting 1-10)97814 06312 225 (board bk)

I WISH TONIGHT OP 3-9 yrsLois Rock & Anne Wilson07459 42733 (hbk) - Lion Publishing 2000

JAMAICA AND BRIANNA OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian14052 09634 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1995)

JAMAICA'S FIND OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian04502 9372 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1986)

J IS FOR JAMAICA 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah & Prodeepta Das97818 45076 092 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/+ rhyme/photos)

KASPAR'S GREATEST DISCOVERY OP 4-9 yrsCampbell Paget & Reg Cartwright07112 11744 - Frances Lincoln 1997

KINTU'S MISTAKE 6-10 yrsRosalind Kerven & Matilda Harrison97815 75720 159 (hbk) - Raintree Interactive Library (USA) 1996

LAGHU THE CLEVER CROW 3-7 yrsBhavit Mehta & Carol Liddiment 97809 56118 301 - Saadhak Books 2009

LAO LAO OF DRAGON MOUNTAIN 7-11 yrsMargaret Bateson-Hill & Francesca Peliozzi (+ Chinese text - Manyee Wan)97818 40890 471 - Zero to Ten - Evans 1996 (+ paper cuts - Sha-Lui-Qu)

LENNY IN THE GARDEN 1-4 yrsKen Wilson-Max97818 45079 802 (hbk/card) - Frances Lincoln 2009 LEON AND BOB 2-7 yrsSimon James97814 06308 495 - Walker Books 2008 (1997)

LEOPARD'S DRUM, THE - An Asante tale from West Africa 3-7 yrsJessica Souhami07112 09073 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1995)07112 21472 (big bk)04390 18501 (Read and Respond) - Scholastic 2000 - for adults

LET'S FEED THE DUCKS 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 532 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S GO FOR A RIDE OP 3-7 yrs18534 5710 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S GO TO BED 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 556 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HAVE FUN 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 549 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HOP AND SKIP OP 1-4 yrs18543 45729 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S LOOK AT EYES OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT FEET OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92749 - Evans 2001 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT HANDS OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LEVERS OP 6-10 yrsChris Ollerenshaw & Pat Triggs07136 52306 - A & C Black 1991 (non-fiction/photos) LIMA'S RED HOT CHILLI 2-7 yrsDavid Mills & Derek Brazell 97818 52694 258 - Mantra 1997 (dual language, Somali + English) Also in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Japanese, Khymer, Korean, Panjabi, Polish, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, & Yoruba - all with English18526 94297 (big bk) - English18526 95048 / 56 (big bk) - Bengali + English / Urdu + English

LITTLE INCHKIN 4-8 yrsFiona French97818 45070 090 - (big bk) Frances Lincoln 2004 (1994)

LOOK OUT FOR STRANGERS and those that you know OP 3-8 yrsPaul Humphrey, Alex Ramay & Colin King02375 25453 - Evans 1994 (non-fiction/photos) LUCY'S DAY TRIP OP 4-7 yrsJennifer Northway07497 0957X - Mammoth (Egmont 1991)

LULU LOVES THE LIBRARY 2-5 yrsAnna McQuinn & Rosalind Beardshaw97818 70516 426 (hbk) - Alanna Books 2006 97809 55199 875 (board bk)97809 55199 802 - pbk + multi language CD

MAGIC PAINTBRUSH, THE 3-8 yrsJulia Donaldson & Joel Stewart97803 33964 439 - Macmillan 2002

MARTY MONSTER 4-7 yrsMalorie Blackman & Pamela Venus97818 70516 426 - Tamarind 1999

MARY HAD A DINOSAUR 3-6 yrsEileen Browne & Ruth Rivers97802 37533 375 - Evans 200797802 37533 410 (hbk)

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB OP 0-3 yrsSam Childs00918 92961 (board bk) - Hutchinson 2003 (nursery rhyme) MAX LOVES SUNFLOWERS 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86804 139 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1997)

MAX'S MONEY 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 266 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX'S LETTER 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 259 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX PAINTS THE HOUSE 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 372 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 2000 (1993) MAX'S STARRY NIGHT 3-6 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 532 - Hyperion Books (USA) 2001

MIA'S STORY 5-9 yrsMichael Foreman97814 06305 333 - Walker Books 2006 97818 44282 784 (hbk)

MIKI 2-7 yrsStephen Mackey97803 40950 654 - Hodder Children’s Books 2009

MOONBIRD 6-10 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Jane Ray97805 52550 031 - Corgi (Random House) 2006

MOUNTAINS OF TIBET, THE 3-8 yrsMordacai Gerstein97818 98000 549 - Barefoot Books 1993

MS MACDONALD HAS A CLASS OP 2-7 yrsJan Ormerod00995 16519 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998 (rhyming text) MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS 5-10 yrsJohn Steptoe097801 40559 460 - Puffin 1987

MUM CAN FIX IT OP 4-9 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins18705 1601X - Tamarind Books 1987

MUM'S LATE 2-6 yrsElizabeth Hawkins & Pamela Venus97818 70516 402 - Tamarind 1999

MY BIG BROTHER JJ 3-7 yrsOdette Elliott & Patrice Aggs97818 48530 072 - Tamarind Books 2009 MY COLOURFUL DAY OP 2-5 yrsLaura Dollin & Amelia Rosato07497 41872 - My World (Egmont) 2000

MY DADDY 0-2 yrsMike Jolley & Emma Dodd97819 04513 711 (board bk) - Templar 2009 (novelty) MY DOG OP 1-4 yrsJune Crebbin & Russell Ayto07445 8308X - Walker Books 2001

MY FIRST ABC 2-5 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45077 426 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) (non-fiction/photos)

MY FIRST SIGNS 1-4 yrsAnnie Kubler97819 04550 040 (board bk) - Child’s Play 2004 (non-fiction + sign language)

MY PLAYTIME (Buggy Buddies) OP 0-2 yrs03339 04303 (board bk)Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (novelty)

MY TWO GRANNIES 3-8 yrsFloella Benjamin & Margaret Chamberlain97818 47800343 - Frances Lincoln 200797818 45076 436 (hbk) NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE 6-10 yrsAnna Perera & Carl Pearce97818 70516 778 - Tamarind 2006

NO DINNER! - The Story of the Old Woman and the Pumpkin 2-7 yrsJessica Souhami97818 45078 188 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1999)

NURSE NANCY OP 2-5 yrsRonne Randall & Emma Dodd07214 21644 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81841 (board bk)

ODDLY 2-7 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Patrick Benson97818 44280 032 (hbk) - Walker Books 2009

ONE, TWO, SKIP A FEW - First Number Rhymes 3-6 yrsRoberta Arenson (illus)97818 41482 194 - Barefoot Books 1998 (rhymes)18414 82196 (big bk)

1 2 3 OP 1-5 yrsJan Pienkowski04348 02816 (board bk) - Mammoth (Egmont) 1998 (non-fiction 1-10) OSCAR'S HALF BIRTHDAY 2-8 yrsBob Graham97814 06306 866 - Walker books 2008 (2005)

PATCHWORK QUILT, THE 6-10 yrsValerie Flournoy & Jerry Pinkney97808 03700 970 (hbk) - Puffin USA 1985

PEEK-A-BOO! 1-4 yrsJan Ormerod97803 70324 241 (board bk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 1997 (novelty/flaps) PEEK-A-BOO! OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth18596 74100 (hbk) - Lorenz Books (Anness Publishing) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) PEEKABOO, HELLO YOU OP 0-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett14050 53828 (board bk) Campbell Books 2006 (novelty)

PEEPO BABY! 1-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett97814 05088 787 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2006 (flaps)

PICNIC FARM OP 1-6 yrsChristine Morton & Sarah Barringer03336 83617 - Macmillan 1998

PLAYTIME (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62808 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002

PRINCESS GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying-Hwa Hu97618 45075 323 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2007

PURRFECT! 2-6 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus97818 70516 860 - Tamarind 2008 PUZZLE JOURNEY INTO SPACE - Usborne Young Puzzles 6-10 yrsLesley Sims & Annabel Spenceley97807 46017 159 - Usborne Publishing 1995

RAINBOW HOUSE OP 4-8 yrsVivian French & Biz Hull18705 16443 - Tamarind Books 1999

RAMA'S RETURN OP 4-9 yrsLisa Bruce & Katja Bandlow00994 39395 - Red Fox (Random House) 2003 (+ non-fiction notes)

RASTAMOUSE AND DA BAG - A BLING 6-10 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 849 - Little Roots 2006 (2005)

RASTAMOUSE AND THE CRUCIAL PLAN 4-8 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 818 - Little Roots 2005 (2003)

RATA-PATA-SCATA-FATA - A Caribbean Story OP 3-7 yrsPhillis Gershator & Holly Meade97819 32065 947 - Star Bright Books (USA) 2005 (1994)

ROSA AND GALILEO 4-9 yrsAnne Cotringer & Lizzie Finlay97800 99439 738 - Flying Foxes (Random House) 2003 (+non-fiction notes) ROSIE'S FIRST BALLET LESSON OP 5-8 yrsSusan Hampshire & Maria Theresa Meloni07497 30234 - Mammoth (Egmont) 199697800 60264 666 - Harper Collins (USA) 1996 as ROSIE’S BALLET SLIPPERS OP

ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT 1-3 yrsAnnie Kubler97808 59536 585 (board bk) - Childs Play 2003 (rhyming text) SAFE PLACE, A 2-7 yrsLucy Marcovitch & Jo Blake97818 70516 754 - Tamarind Books 2005

SAM'S DUCK OP 4-8 yrsMichael Morpugo & Keith Bowen00066 46255 - Picture Lions (Harper Collins) 1997

SAY GOODNIGHT 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 484 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

SILVER SHOES 4-8 yrsCaroline Binch 97818 45074 715 - Frances Lincoln 2005 (2001)

SKIP ACROSS THE OCEAN 2-7 yrsFloella Benjamin & Sheila Moxley97818 45077 884 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) ('worldwide' nursery rhymes) SLEEP TIGHT 2-5 yrsGrace Hallworth & Lisa Kopper97805 21477 017 - Cambridge University Press 1996

SLEEPYHEAD OP 2-5 yrsNicola Smee03339 02696 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2001 (rhyming text/novelty)18526 909 5X / 68 / 76 - Mantra Lingua 2003 (dual language, Bengali / Panjabi / Urdu, all with English)

SMILING 3-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 243 - Zero to Ten (Evans) non- fiction/photos SOMETHING SPECIAL 3-7 yrsNicola Moon & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 788 - Orchard Books 1995 SO MUCH 2-6 yrsTrish Cooke & Helen Oxenbury97814 06306 651 - Walker Books 2008 (1994)

SOUTH AFRICAN ANIMALS 4-11+ yrsLindiwe Mabuza & Alan Baker97818 70516 853 - Tamarind 2007 (A-Z + non-fiction notes) SOUTH AND NORTH, EAST AND WEST OP 7-11 yrsMichael Rosen & 22 illustrators07445 43665 - Walker Books 1995 (short stories)

SPIDER WEAVER, THE - A Legend of Kente Cloth OP 8-11 yrsMargaret Musgrove & Julia Cairns05909 87941 - Scholastic Inc 2001

SPLASH! SPLASH! 1-4 yrsGina Ford & Rosalinda Kightley97803 85612 876 (board bk) - Doubleday (Random House) 2008 ( novelty) STORY OF THE CREATION, THE 4-9 yrsJane Ray97818 52139 483 - Orchard Books 1992

SUN SLICES, MOON SLICES OP 2-7 yrsAdele Geras & Karin Littlewood05901 95778 - Little Hippo (Scholastic) 1998

TALES TOLD IN TENTS - Stories From Central Asia 8-11+ yearsSally Pomme Clayton & Sophie Herxheimer97818 45072 780 - Frances Lincoln 200497818 45070 663 (hbk)

TELLING THE TRUTH 6-10 yrsAlthea, Charlie Best & Conny Jude97807 13660 760 - A & C Black 1997 non-fiction/+photos

THAT'S MY MUM 5-9 yrsHenriette Barkow & Derek Brazell97818 52696 283 - Mantra Lingua 2001 (dual language, Czech + English) Also in Bengali, Farsi, Gujarati, Panjabi, Portuguese, Somali, Swahali Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba (all with English)

THAT’S NOT MY BABY 0-3 yrsFiona Watt & Rachel Wells97814 09506 263 (board bk) - Usborne 2009 (novelty/touch/mirror) THERE WERE TEN IN THE BED 3-6 yrsAnnie Kubler (illus)97808 59538 978 - Child's Play 2001 (nursery song/novelty) THINGS TO DO AT THE SEASIDE 2-7 yrsPaul Humphrey & Chris Fairclough97807 49668 556 - Franklin Watts 2006 (non-fiction/photos) THIS IS THE TREE 3-7 yrsMiriam Moss & Adrienne Kennaway97807 11214 910 - Frances Lincoln 2000

THROUGH MY WINDOW 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne97818 45078 935 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1986)

TICKLE, TICKLE 1-4 yrsDakari Hru & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47565 628 (board bk) - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2004

TICKLE, TICKLE 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 477 - (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

TIGER OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries07445 63550 - Walker Books 1992 (+ non-fiction notes)07445 62252 (hbk)

TIGER CHILD, THE - A Folktale from India 3-8 yrsJoanna Troughton97801 40382 389 - Puffin 1996

TIGER DREAMS 2-7yrsGerald Rose & Jean Glasberg97805 21559 706 - Cambridge University Press 1996

TIME TO GET UP 3-6 yrsGill McLean & Lynne Willey97818 70516 112 - Tamarind 1992

TODDLEROBICS, ANIMAL FUN OP 1-4 yrsZita Newcombe07445 7787X - Walker Books 1999

TOO MUCH TALK OP 3-7 yrsAngela Shelf Medearis & Stefano Vitale07445 4775X - Walker Books 1995

TORTOISE'S DREAM - A Folktale from Africa OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06713 - Puffin 1994 (1980)

TOYS - Touch and Feel OP 1-3 yrsAndy Crawford & Steve Gorton07513 3958X (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/novelty) TURTLE AND THE ISLAND, THE - A Folktale from Papua New Guinea 3-7 yrsBarbara Ker Wilson & Franne Lessac97807 11206 977 - Frances Lincoln 1991

TUCKING IN! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrs Jess Stockham97818 46430 466 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps)

UNDER THE MOON & OVER THE SEA - A Collection of Caribbean Poems 8-11+ yrs ed: John Agard & Grace Nichols + 5 illustrators97814 06309 591 - Walker Books 2007 (2002) (poetry) VERY HOT DAY, A 2-6 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten97805 21634 564 (big bk) - Cambridge University Press 1996 WAIT AND SEE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 03512 - Methuen (Egmont) 1988

WASHING 4-7 yrsGwyneth Swain97818 40893 922 - Evans (Small World) 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

WATER WITCHER 4-8 yrsJan Ormerod97819 21272 165 - Little Hare (Australia) 2008 (2006) WE ARE BRITAIN 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah 97807 11219 021- Frances Lincoln 2002 (non-fiction/photos/poetry) WE'RE GOING ON A LION HUNT 2-7 yrsDavid Axtell97803 33741 498 - Macmillan 1999

WHAT ABOUT ME? OP 1-4 yrsHelen Stephens07513 6245X - Dorling Kindersley 1999

WHAT COLOUR? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45076 795 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S HAPPENING? - DEATH OP 6-11 yrs07502 13795 - Hodder Wayland (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S INSIDE? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11210 547 - Frances Lincoln 1996 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S IN THE PAN MAN? 3-7 yrsPauline Stewart and Alex Ayliffe97803 70325 835 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2002

WHAT'S UNDER THE BED? 4-9 yrsMick Manning & Brita Granstrom97807 49656 850 - Franklin Watts 1997 (non-fiction) WHEELS OP 5-9 yrsShirley Hughes07445 63755 - Walker Books 1991

WHEN I'M A GROWN-UP 2-6 yrsAnne Faundez & Katherine Lucas9781845383 084 - QED Publishing 2004

WHEN THE WORLD BEGAN - Stories Collected in Ethiopia OP 7-11 yrsElizabeth Laird & 4 illustrators01927 41896 - Oxford University Press 2000

WHOEVER YOU ARE 3-7 yrsMem Fox & Leslie Staub97801 52060 305 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (USA) 2006 (1997) (non-fiction)97801 52060 664 - board bk97801 52058 913 - dual language, Spanish + English

WHOSE BIRTHDAY IS IT? 3-8 yrsSherryl Clark & Jan Smith97807 49647 094 - Franklin Watts (Hopscotch) 2002

WHO'S IN OUR STREET? OP 5-10 yrsJan Ormerod00992 62894 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998

WIZARD PUNCHKIN, THE - A Folktale from India OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06764 - Puffin (1982) 1994

YEAR IN THE CITY, THE 5-10 yrsKathy Henderson & Paul Howard97814 06309 652 - Walker Books 2007 (1996)

YOUNG INFERNO, THE 10-11+ yearsJohn Agard & Satoshi Kitamura97818 45077 693 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2008 (poetry/b&w illus)

ZOE AND HER ZEBRA 2-7 yrsClare Beaton97818 41483 931 (board bk) - Barefoot Books 1999 (alphabet)

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Multicultural Picture Books ages 0-11+ June 2010

Eileen Browne's choice

As a children’s author and illustrator, I delight in reading picture books and am particularly interested in those which portray a rich diversity of people and cultures.

This list is based on simple criteria, the most important of which being what engages children and holds their attention from the front cover to the back. They are all ‘a good read’.

The books are full-colour illustrated paperback fiction, published in the UK, unless otherwise stated. Titles known to be out of print are marked OP. They are often still available from libraries or can be found on line. If a book that you want is out of print, write to the publisher and ask if they are going to reprint it.

No part of this text/list may be sold in any form whatsoever.

Text/list is copyright © Eileen Browne 2009

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ABU ALI COUNTS HIS DONKEYS OP 4-7 yrsDorothy Van Workhoem & Harry Horse07445 68250 - Walker Books 1999 (+ counting 1-10/+ notes for parents)

ADVENTURES OF SUPER DIAPER BABY, THE 9-11+ yrsGeorge Beard and Harold Hutchins97804 39981 613 - Scholastic 2002 (comic strip/graphic novel/b&w illus)

ALL ABOUT ME 2-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11211 001 - Frances Lincoln 1992 97807 11215 382 (big bk) (non-fiction/photos)

ALL FALL DOWN 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 491 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

ALL MY FRIENDS 3-7 yrsGill Lobel & Jo Blake97818 70516 822 - Tamarind 2006

AMAZING GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch 97818 45077 495 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1991)97818 45074 142 - dual language Bengali + English ( 2005) Also in Gujarati, Panjabi, Urdu - (all with English)07112 13895 (big bk)97814 07112 398318 - (for teachers - Read and Respond) Scholastic - 2009

ANGEL JUST LIKE ME, AN 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying -Hwa Hu97818 45078 744 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1997)

ANIMAL BOOGIE, THE 2-7 yrsDebbie Harter 97819 05236 602 - Barefoot Books 2000 97819 05236 220 (pbk + CD)97818 46862 311 (hbk + CD)

APPLE PIP PRINCESS, THE 7-11 yrsJane Ray97818 46161 018 - Orchard Books 2008 (2007)

BABIES BATHTIME OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99904 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABIES EATING OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99920 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABY EARTH OP 5-10 yrsMichele Petit-Jean 08595 3958X (hbk) - Child's Play 1995

BABY NOISES 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell97818 70516 706 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY PLAYS 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell18705 16710 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY SAYS PEEKABOO! 0-2 yrs97814 05312 752 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2006 (non-fiction/photos)

BATHTIME - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97819 04618 140 (board bk) Picthall & Gunzi 2004 BABY'S DAY OP 2-7 yrsTrish Grant97814 06303 346 (board bk) - Walker Books 2007 (non-fiction/photos)

BEAR IN THE CAVE, THE 3-7 yrs Michael Rosen & Adrian Reynolds97807 47577 652 (hbk) - Bloomsbury Children’s Books 200797814 08801 475 (board bk) 97807 47577 867 (bk + CD) BEAR ON A BIKE 2-7 yrsStella Blackstone & Debbie Harter 97819 05236 985 - Barefoot Books 199897818 41483 740 (board bk)

BEDTIME! 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 939 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (2002) (non-fiction/photos)

BEING FRIENDS 7-11+ yrs Althea97807 13660 784 - A & C Black 2001 (1997) (non-fiction/photos) BEST MUM, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 624 - Tamarind 2003

BEST TOY, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 648 - Tamarind 2003

BET YOU CAN'T OP 3-5 yrsPenny Dale 07445 12255 - Walker Books 1986

BIG EYES, SCARY VOICE 4-7 yrsEdell Wignell & Carl Pearce97818 70516 884 - Tamarind 2008 BIG KATIE MORAG STORY BOOK, THE 4-9 yrsMari Hedderwick 97800 99720 317 - Red Fox (Random House) 2000 (1996)

BLOWING BUBBLES 2-4 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten 97805 21006 699 - Cambridge University Press 1996

BOO BARNEY OP 0-3 yrsAlex Ayliffe 18412 12091 (board bk) - Orchard Books 2000 BOOTS FOR A BRIDESMAID 6-10 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 303 - Tamarind 2003 (1995)

BRINGING THE RAIN TO KAPITI PLAIN 3-7 yrsVerna Aardema & Beatriz Vidal 97803 33351 642 - Macmillan 1986 (1981)

BUSY PLAYTIME 1-3 yrsRebecca Finn97814 05021 304 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Pan Macmillan) 2004 (novelty)

BUT MARTIN! 2-7 yrsJune Counsel & Neal Layton97805 52551 380 - Picture Corgi (Random House) 200505525 23127 - June Counsel & Carolyn Dinan - Picture Corgi (Transworld) 1984 OP

CAN YOU HEAR THE SEA? 3-7 yrsJudy Cumberbatch & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47576 655 - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2006

CAPTAIN COOL 3-8 yrsDamian Harvey & Rory Walker97807 49668 082 - Franklin Watts 2006

CARIBBEAN ANIMALS 3-8 yrsDawne Allette & Alan Baker97818 70516 679 - Tamarind 2004 (A-Z + non-fiction notes)

CARIBBEAN DOZEN, A - Poems from Caribbean Poets 7-11 yrsJohn Agard, Grace Nicols (Ed) & Cathie Felstead 97814 06309 522 - Walker Books 2007 (1994) (poetry)

CARRYING 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 304 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (1999) CLAP HANDS 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury 97814 06319 354 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

CLOTHES - A Very First Picture Book OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth 18596 74070 (hbk) - Anness Publishing/Lorenz Books 1997 (non-fiction/photos)

CLOUD TEA MONKEYS 7-11+ yrsMal Peet, Elspeth Graham & Juan Wjngaard97814 06300 925 (hbk) - Walker Books 2010

COLOURS - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97809 53778 584 (board bk) - Picthall & Gunzi 2004 (non-fiction/novelty)

COMING OF NIGHT, THE - A Yoruba Creation Myth 4-8 yrsJames Riorden & Jenny Stow 97807 11213 784 - Frances Lincoln 200097818 45074 548 (big bk)

CROSS WITH US RHINOCEROS, THE OP 4-7 yrsJohn Bush & Paul Geraghty 00995 98000 - Red Fox (Random House) 1999

DAVE AND THE TOOTH FAIRY 4-8 yrsVerna Wilkins and Paul Hunt 97818 70516 136 - Tamarind 1993

DUMPER TRUCK 1-3 yrsSue Hendra97802 30705 524 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2008 (novelty)

EAGLE OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 62206 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes)

EAT UP, GEMMA 2-7 yrsSarah Hayes & Jan Ormerod 97814 06306 705 - Walker Books 2007 (1988)

ELEPHANT OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 32957 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes) ELEPHANT'S PILLOW, THE - A Chinese Bedtime Story 5-9 yrsDiana Reynolds Roome & Jude Daly97818 45077 983 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (2003)

FAMILIES 1-8 yrsDebbie Bailey & Susan Huszar97815 50375 947 (hbk) - Annick Press (US) Ltd 1999 (non-fiction/photos)

FARMYARD JAMBOREE, THE 3-7 yrsMargaret Read Macdonald & Sophie Fatus97818 55765 344 - Barefoot Books 2005 (+CD + non-fiction notes)

FEELING GREAT! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrsJess Stockham97818 46430 480 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps) FEELING JEALOUS 6-11+ yrsAlthea 97807 13663 334 - A & C Black 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

FIND MY BOOTS! 1-3 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45073 381 (board bk) - Frances Lincoln 2004 (1996) (photos/flaps)

FIND OUT ABOUT THE BODY OP 5-10 yrsAnita Ganeri & Lesley Howling 05633 55433 - BBC Education 1994 (non-fiction + photos + teacher’s notes) 05634 64046 (big bk) FINISHED BEING FOUR OP 3-7 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Claire Pound 18705 16109 - Tamarind 1992 FIREMAN FERGUS OP 2-5 yrsMandy Ross & Emma Dodd 07214 21652 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81833 (board bk) FIRST WORDS OP 1-3 yrsMoira Butterfield & Julie Fisher 07214 28363 (board bk) - Ladybird 1998

FOOTPRINTS IN THE FOREST - A Chembakolli Story 7-11 yrsTaahra Ghazi & Eileen Browne97818 72502 588 - Action Aid 1999 (+ non-fiction notes)97818 72502 571 (big bk) FRUITS - A Caribbean Counting Poem 3-8 yrsValerie Bloom & David Axtell97803 33653 128 - Macmillan Children's Books 1997 (1992)

FULL, FULL, FULL OF LOVE 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Paul Howard 97818 44287 826 - Walker Books 2004 FURAHA MEANS HAPPY! - A Story With Swahili Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) - Chrysalis Children’s Books 2000 (1995) (English + Swahili)

GET DRESSED! Tray Plays OP 0-2 yrsLuana Rinaldo97814 05091 473 ( board bk) - Campbell Books 2007 (non-fiction/novelty) GIANT HICCUPS 3-7 yrsJaqui Farley & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 273 - Tamarind 1994 GIANT TURNIP, THE 2-7 yrsHenriette Barkow & Richard Johnson18526 97350 (Chinese & English) - Mantra 2001

GIVE ME MY YAM! OP 3-7 yrsJan Blake & Peter Melnyczuk 07445 48853 - Walker Books 1998 GLITTERY GARDEN OP 0-3 yrsHelen Stephens 03339 65329 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 2002

GLOBAL BABIES 0-5 yrsGlobal Fund for Children + several photographers97815 80891 745 (board bk) - Charlesbridge (USA) 2007 (non-fiction/photos) GOING TO SCHOOL 3-6 yrsGrace Hallworth & Richard Brown97805 21559 355 - Cambridge University Press 1996 GOOD NIGHT (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62786 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2000 (non-fiction/photos) GOTCHA SMILE, THE 3-7 yrsRita Philips Mitchell & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 825 - Orchard Books 1998 GRACE AND FAMILY 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch97818 45078 065 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995)97807 11221 925 (big bk) GRANDAD TREE, THE OP 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Sharon Wilson07445 78752 - Walker Books 2000 GRANDFATHER & I 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Omerod97801 40556 988 - Puffin 1995

GRANDMA’S SATURDAY SOUP 3-8 yrsSally Fraser & Derek Brazell97818 44449 347 - Mantra Lingua 2005 (dual language, German + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Chinese-simplified, Farsi, French, Gujariti, Hindi, Italien, Japanese, Panjabi, Patois, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) GRANDMOTHER & I OP 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Ormerod01400 56974 - Puffin 1995 GRANDMOTHERS' STORIES - Wise Women Tales From Many Cultures 6-11 yrsBurleigh Mutén & Siân Bailey97818 46860 102 (pbk + CD) - Barefoot Books 1999 (short stories) GREGORY COOL 6-9 yrsCaroline Binch97807 11208 902 - Frances Lincoln 1997 (1994)07112 15367 (big bk)

HAIR 2-8 yrsKate Petty & several photographers97818 45075 538 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/photos/map) HALALA MEANS WELCOME - A Story With Zulu Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) David Bennett Books (Chrysalis) 1995

HANDA'S HEN 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44598 155 - Walker Books 2002 (+counting 1-10)97807 44575 026 (hbk)97807 44575 026 (big bk)97818 44440 634 - Mantra Lingua 2004 (dual language,Chinese + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Croatian, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Portuguese, Russian, Shona, Somali, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) HANDA'S SURPRISE 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44536 348 - Walker Books 199497814 06307 511 (pbk + DVD - DVD includes Handa’s Hen)97807 44554 731 (big bk)97818 52694 722 - Mantra Lingua 2002 (dual language, Bengali + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) 97804 39945 202 - activities based on book - Scholastic (Read and Respond) 2007 (for Adults)

HAVE YOU EVER PICKED A DANDELION? OP 3-6 yrsHannah Roche & Pierre Pratt18408 90622 (card/spiral bound) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1998 (non-fiction)

HIC! OP 2-6 yrsSue Eaves03703 26458 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2003

HIDDEN TALES FROM EASTERN EUROPE 7-11 yrsAntonia Barber & Paul Hess97818 45071 479 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (short stories)

HOME IN THE SKY OP 3-11+ yrsJeannie Baker07445 78493 - Walker Books 2001 (1984)

HOME NOW 5-9 yrsLesley Beake & Karin Littlewood97818 45076 382 - Frances Lincoln 2006

HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, THE 2-6 yrsJenny Stow97818 45079 437 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (rhyme) HOW MANY? OP 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking07112 08026 - Frances Lincoln 1992 (non-fiction/counting/photos) HUE BOY OP 4-9 yrsRita Phillips Mitchell & Caroline Binch01405 63547 - Puffin 1992 I CAN CLAP! (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37773 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I CAN PLAY (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37781 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I DON'T EAT TOOTHPASTE ANYMORE 2-5 yrsKaren King & Lynne Willey9781870516 167 - Tamarind 1993

IF WE HAD A SAILBOAT 2-6 yrsJonathan Emmett & Adrian Reynolds97801 92725 585 - Oxford University Press 2006

IGNIS 4-9 yrsGina Wilson & P J Lynch97807 44594 058 - Walker Books 2002

I KNOW A SECRET OP 3-8 yrsSue Baker & Annie Kubler08595 33158 (hbk) - Child's Play 1988 (+ non-fiction/birth) IMRAN AND THE WATCH 3-7 yrsTony Bradman & Pricilla Lamont97805 21468 992 - Cambridge University Press 1996

IN A MINUTE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 04187 - Methuen (Egmont) 1990

IN THE BATH - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 382 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE GARDEN - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 399 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE WOODS - Guess Who’s Hiding? 2-5 yrsAna Martin Larranga97818 40893 243 (board bk) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1999 (novelty)

ISHTAR AND TAMMUZ - A Babylonian Myth of the Seasons 7-11 yrsChristopher Moore & Christina Balit97807 11210 998 - Francis Lincoln 1996

ISLAND COUNTING 1 2 3 2-6 yrsFrane Lessac97818 44282 463 - Walker Books 2005 (counting 1-10)97814 06312 225 (board bk)

I WISH TONIGHT OP 3-9 yrsLois Rock & Anne Wilson07459 42733 (hbk) - Lion Publishing 2000

JAMAICA AND BRIANNA OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian14052 09634 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1995)

JAMAICA'S FIND OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian04502 9372 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1986)

J IS FOR JAMAICA 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah & Prodeepta Das97818 45076 092 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/+ rhyme/photos)

KASPAR'S GREATEST DISCOVERY OP 4-9 yrsCampbell Paget & Reg Cartwright07112 11744 - Frances Lincoln 1997

KINTU'S MISTAKE 6-10 yrsRosalind Kerven & Matilda Harrison97815 75720 159 (hbk) - Raintree Interactive Library (USA) 1996

LAGHU THE CLEVER CROW 3-7 yrsBhavit Mehta & Carol Liddiment 97809 56118 301 - Saadhak Books 2009

LAO LAO OF DRAGON MOUNTAIN 7-11 yrsMargaret Bateson-Hill & Francesca Peliozzi (+ Chinese text - Manyee Wan)97818 40890 471 - Zero to Ten - Evans 1996 (+ paper cuts - Sha-Lui-Qu)

LENNY IN THE GARDEN 1-4 yrsKen Wilson-Max97818 45079 802 (hbk/card) - Frances Lincoln 2009 LEON AND BOB 2-7 yrsSimon James97814 06308 495 - Walker Books 2008 (1997)

LEOPARD'S DRUM, THE - An Asante tale from West Africa 3-7 yrsJessica Souhami07112 09073 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1995)07112 21472 (big bk)04390 18501 (Read and Respond) - Scholastic 2000 - for adults

LET'S FEED THE DUCKS 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 532 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S GO FOR A RIDE OP 3-7 yrs18534 5710 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S GO TO BED 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 556 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HAVE FUN 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 549 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HOP AND SKIP OP 1-4 yrs18543 45729 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S LOOK AT EYES OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT FEET OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92749 - Evans 2001 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT HANDS OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LEVERS OP 6-10 yrsChris Ollerenshaw & Pat Triggs07136 52306 - A & C Black 1991 (non-fiction/photos) LIMA'S RED HOT CHILLI 2-7 yrsDavid Mills & Derek Brazell 97818 52694 258 - Mantra 1997 (dual language, Somali + English) Also in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Japanese, Khymer, Korean, Panjabi, Polish, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, & Yoruba - all with English18526 94297 (big bk) - English18526 95048 / 56 (big bk) - Bengali + English / Urdu + English

LITTLE INCHKIN 4-8 yrsFiona French97818 45070 090 - (big bk) Frances Lincoln 2004 (1994)

LOOK OUT FOR STRANGERS and those that you know OP 3-8 yrsPaul Humphrey, Alex Ramay & Colin King02375 25453 - Evans 1994 (non-fiction/photos) LUCY'S DAY TRIP OP 4-7 yrsJennifer Northway07497 0957X - Mammoth (Egmont 1991)

LULU LOVES THE LIBRARY 2-5 yrsAnna McQuinn & Rosalind Beardshaw97818 70516 426 (hbk) - Alanna Books 2006 97809 55199 875 (board bk)97809 55199 802 - pbk + multi language CD

MAGIC PAINTBRUSH, THE 3-8 yrsJulia Donaldson & Joel Stewart97803 33964 439 - Macmillan 2002

MARTY MONSTER 4-7 yrsMalorie Blackman & Pamela Venus97818 70516 426 - Tamarind 1999

MARY HAD A DINOSAUR 3-6 yrsEileen Browne & Ruth Rivers97802 37533 375 - Evans 200797802 37533 410 (hbk)

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB OP 0-3 yrsSam Childs00918 92961 (board bk) - Hutchinson 2003 (nursery rhyme) MAX LOVES SUNFLOWERS 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86804 139 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1997)

MAX'S MONEY 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 266 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX'S LETTER 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 259 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX PAINTS THE HOUSE 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 372 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 2000 (1993) MAX'S STARRY NIGHT 3-6 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 532 - Hyperion Books (USA) 2001

MIA'S STORY 5-9 yrsMichael Foreman97814 06305 333 - Walker Books 2006 97818 44282 784 (hbk)

MIKI 2-7 yrsStephen Mackey97803 40950 654 - Hodder Children’s Books 2009

MOONBIRD 6-10 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Jane Ray97805 52550 031 - Corgi (Random House) 2006

MOUNTAINS OF TIBET, THE 3-8 yrsMordacai Gerstein97818 98000 549 - Barefoot Books 1993

MS MACDONALD HAS A CLASS OP 2-7 yrsJan Ormerod00995 16519 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998 (rhyming text) MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS 5-10 yrsJohn Steptoe097801 40559 460 - Puffin 1987

MUM CAN FIX IT OP 4-9 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins18705 1601X - Tamarind Books 1987

MUM'S LATE 2-6 yrsElizabeth Hawkins & Pamela Venus97818 70516 402 - Tamarind 1999

MY BIG BROTHER JJ 3-7 yrsOdette Elliott & Patrice Aggs97818 48530 072 - Tamarind Books 2009 MY COLOURFUL DAY OP 2-5 yrsLaura Dollin & Amelia Rosato07497 41872 - My World (Egmont) 2000

MY DADDY 0-2 yrsMike Jolley & Emma Dodd97819 04513 711 (board bk) - Templar 2009 (novelty) MY DOG OP 1-4 yrsJune Crebbin & Russell Ayto07445 8308X - Walker Books 2001

MY FIRST ABC 2-5 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45077 426 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) (non-fiction/photos)

MY FIRST SIGNS 1-4 yrsAnnie Kubler97819 04550 040 (board bk) - Child’s Play 2004 (non-fiction + sign language)

MY PLAYTIME (Buggy Buddies) OP 0-2 yrs03339 04303 (board bk)Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (novelty)

MY TWO GRANNIES 3-8 yrsFloella Benjamin & Margaret Chamberlain97818 47800343 - Frances Lincoln 200797818 45076 436 (hbk) NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE 6-10 yrsAnna Perera & Carl Pearce97818 70516 778 - Tamarind 2006

NO DINNER! - The Story of the Old Woman and the Pumpkin 2-7 yrsJessica Souhami97818 45078 188 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1999)

NURSE NANCY OP 2-5 yrsRonne Randall & Emma Dodd07214 21644 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81841 (board bk)

ODDLY 2-7 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Patrick Benson97818 44280 032 (hbk) - Walker Books 2009

ONE, TWO, SKIP A FEW - First Number Rhymes 3-6 yrsRoberta Arenson (illus)97818 41482 194 - Barefoot Books 1998 (rhymes)18414 82196 (big bk)

1 2 3 OP 1-5 yrsJan Pienkowski04348 02816 (board bk) - Mammoth (Egmont) 1998 (non-fiction 1-10) OSCAR'S HALF BIRTHDAY 2-8 yrsBob Graham97814 06306 866 - Walker books 2008 (2005)

PATCHWORK QUILT, THE 6-10 yrsValerie Flournoy & Jerry Pinkney97808 03700 970 (hbk) - Puffin USA 1985

PEEK-A-BOO! 1-4 yrsJan Ormerod97803 70324 241 (board bk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 1997 (novelty/flaps) PEEK-A-BOO! OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth18596 74100 (hbk) - Lorenz Books (Anness Publishing) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) PEEKABOO, HELLO YOU OP 0-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett14050 53828 (board bk) Campbell Books 2006 (novelty)

PEEPO BABY! 1-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett97814 05088 787 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2006 (flaps)

PICNIC FARM OP 1-6 yrsChristine Morton & Sarah Barringer03336 83617 - Macmillan 1998

PLAYTIME (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62808 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002

PRINCESS GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying-Hwa Hu97618 45075 323 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2007

PURRFECT! 2-6 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus97818 70516 860 - Tamarind 2008 PUZZLE JOURNEY INTO SPACE - Usborne Young Puzzles 6-10 yrsLesley Sims & Annabel Spenceley97807 46017 159 - Usborne Publishing 1995

RAINBOW HOUSE OP 4-8 yrsVivian French & Biz Hull18705 16443 - Tamarind Books 1999

RAMA'S RETURN OP 4-9 yrsLisa Bruce & Katja Bandlow00994 39395 - Red Fox (Random House) 2003 (+ non-fiction notes)

RASTAMOUSE AND DA BAG - A BLING 6-10 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 849 - Little Roots 2006 (2005)

RASTAMOUSE AND THE CRUCIAL PLAN 4-8 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 818 - Little Roots 2005 (2003)

RATA-PATA-SCATA-FATA - A Caribbean Story OP 3-7 yrsPhillis Gershator & Holly Meade97819 32065 947 - Star Bright Books (USA) 2005 (1994)

ROSA AND GALILEO 4-9 yrsAnne Cotringer & Lizzie Finlay97800 99439 738 - Flying Foxes (Random House) 2003 (+non-fiction notes) ROSIE'S FIRST BALLET LESSON OP 5-8 yrsSusan Hampshire & Maria Theresa Meloni07497 30234 - Mammoth (Egmont) 199697800 60264 666 - Harper Collins (USA) 1996 as ROSIE’S BALLET SLIPPERS OP

ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT 1-3 yrsAnnie Kubler97808 59536 585 (board bk) - Childs Play 2003 (rhyming text) SAFE PLACE, A 2-7 yrsLucy Marcovitch & Jo Blake97818 70516 754 - Tamarind Books 2005

SAM'S DUCK OP 4-8 yrsMichael Morpugo & Keith Bowen00066 46255 - Picture Lions (Harper Collins) 1997

SAY GOODNIGHT 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 484 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

SILVER SHOES 4-8 yrsCaroline Binch 97818 45074 715 - Frances Lincoln 2005 (2001)

SKIP ACROSS THE OCEAN 2-7 yrsFloella Benjamin & Sheila Moxley97818 45077 884 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) ('worldwide' nursery rhymes) SLEEP TIGHT 2-5 yrsGrace Hallworth & Lisa Kopper97805 21477 017 - Cambridge University Press 1996

SLEEPYHEAD OP 2-5 yrsNicola Smee03339 02696 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2001 (rhyming text/novelty)18526 909 5X / 68 / 76 - Mantra Lingua 2003 (dual language, Bengali / Panjabi / Urdu, all with English)

SMILING 3-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 243 - Zero to Ten (Evans) non- fiction/photos SOMETHING SPECIAL 3-7 yrsNicola Moon & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 788 - Orchard Books 1995 SO MUCH 2-6 yrsTrish Cooke & Helen Oxenbury97814 06306 651 - Walker Books 2008 (1994)

SOUTH AFRICAN ANIMALS 4-11+ yrsLindiwe Mabuza & Alan Baker97818 70516 853 - Tamarind 2007 (A-Z + non-fiction notes) SOUTH AND NORTH, EAST AND WEST OP 7-11 yrsMichael Rosen & 22 illustrators07445 43665 - Walker Books 1995 (short stories)

SPIDER WEAVER, THE - A Legend of Kente Cloth OP 8-11 yrsMargaret Musgrove & Julia Cairns05909 87941 - Scholastic Inc 2001

SPLASH! SPLASH! 1-4 yrsGina Ford & Rosalinda Kightley97803 85612 876 (board bk) - Doubleday (Random House) 2008 ( novelty) STORY OF THE CREATION, THE 4-9 yrsJane Ray97818 52139 483 - Orchard Books 1992

SUN SLICES, MOON SLICES OP 2-7 yrsAdele Geras & Karin Littlewood05901 95778 - Little Hippo (Scholastic) 1998

TALES TOLD IN TENTS - Stories From Central Asia 8-11+ yearsSally Pomme Clayton & Sophie Herxheimer97818 45072 780 - Frances Lincoln 200497818 45070 663 (hbk)

TELLING THE TRUTH 6-10 yrsAlthea, Charlie Best & Conny Jude97807 13660 760 - A & C Black 1997 non-fiction/+photos

THAT'S MY MUM 5-9 yrsHenriette Barkow & Derek Brazell97818 52696 283 - Mantra Lingua 2001 (dual language, Czech + English) Also in Bengali, Farsi, Gujarati, Panjabi, Portuguese, Somali, Swahali Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba (all with English)

THAT’S NOT MY BABY 0-3 yrsFiona Watt & Rachel Wells97814 09506 263 (board bk) - Usborne 2009 (novelty/touch/mirror) THERE WERE TEN IN THE BED 3-6 yrsAnnie Kubler (illus)97808 59538 978 - Child's Play 2001 (nursery song/novelty) THINGS TO DO AT THE SEASIDE 2-7 yrsPaul Humphrey & Chris Fairclough97807 49668 556 - Franklin Watts 2006 (non-fiction/photos) THIS IS THE TREE 3-7 yrsMiriam Moss & Adrienne Kennaway97807 11214 910 - Frances Lincoln 2000

THROUGH MY WINDOW 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne97818 45078 935 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1986)

TICKLE, TICKLE 1-4 yrsDakari Hru & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47565 628 (board bk) - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2004

TICKLE, TICKLE 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 477 - (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

TIGER OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries07445 63550 - Walker Books 1992 (+ non-fiction notes)07445 62252 (hbk)

TIGER CHILD, THE - A Folktale from India 3-8 yrsJoanna Troughton97801 40382 389 - Puffin 1996

TIGER DREAMS 2-7yrsGerald Rose & Jean Glasberg97805 21559 706 - Cambridge University Press 1996

TIME TO GET UP 3-6 yrsGill McLean & Lynne Willey97818 70516 112 - Tamarind 1992

TODDLEROBICS, ANIMAL FUN OP 1-4 yrsZita Newcombe07445 7787X - Walker Books 1999

TOO MUCH TALK OP 3-7 yrsAngela Shelf Medearis & Stefano Vitale07445 4775X - Walker Books 1995

TORTOISE'S DREAM - A Folktale from Africa OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06713 - Puffin 1994 (1980)

TOYS - Touch and Feel OP 1-3 yrsAndy Crawford & Steve Gorton07513 3958X (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/novelty) TURTLE AND THE ISLAND, THE - A Folktale from Papua New Guinea 3-7 yrsBarbara Ker Wilson & Franne Lessac97807 11206 977 - Frances Lincoln 1991

TUCKING IN! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrs Jess Stockham97818 46430 466 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps)

UNDER THE MOON & OVER THE SEA - A Collection of Caribbean Poems 8-11+ yrs ed: John Agard & Grace Nichols + 5 illustrators97814 06309 591 - Walker Books 2007 (2002) (poetry) VERY HOT DAY, A 2-6 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten97805 21634 564 (big bk) - Cambridge University Press 1996 WAIT AND SEE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 03512 - Methuen (Egmont) 1988

WASHING 4-7 yrsGwyneth Swain97818 40893 922 - Evans (Small World) 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

WATER WITCHER 4-8 yrsJan Ormerod97819 21272 165 - Little Hare (Australia) 2008 (2006) WE ARE BRITAIN 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah 97807 11219 021- Frances Lincoln 2002 (non-fiction/photos/poetry) WE'RE GOING ON A LION HUNT 2-7 yrsDavid Axtell97803 33741 498 - Macmillan 1999

WHAT ABOUT ME? OP 1-4 yrsHelen Stephens07513 6245X - Dorling Kindersley 1999

WHAT COLOUR? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45076 795 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S HAPPENING? - DEATH OP 6-11 yrs07502 13795 - Hodder Wayland (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S INSIDE? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11210 547 - Frances Lincoln 1996 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S IN THE PAN MAN? 3-7 yrsPauline Stewart and Alex Ayliffe97803 70325 835 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2002

WHAT'S UNDER THE BED? 4-9 yrsMick Manning & Brita Granstrom97807 49656 850 - Franklin Watts 1997 (non-fiction) WHEELS OP 5-9 yrsShirley Hughes07445 63755 - Walker Books 1991

WHEN I'M A GROWN-UP 2-6 yrsAnne Faundez & Katherine Lucas9781845383 084 - QED Publishing 2004

WHEN THE WORLD BEGAN - Stories Collected in Ethiopia OP 7-11 yrsElizabeth Laird & 4 illustrators01927 41896 - Oxford University Press 2000

WHOEVER YOU ARE 3-7 yrsMem Fox & Leslie Staub97801 52060 305 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (USA) 2006 (1997) (non-fiction)97801 52060 664 - board bk97801 52058 913 - dual language, Spanish + English

WHOSE BIRTHDAY IS IT? 3-8 yrsSherryl Clark & Jan Smith97807 49647 094 - Franklin Watts (Hopscotch) 2002

WHO'S IN OUR STREET? OP 5-10 yrsJan Ormerod00992 62894 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998

WIZARD PUNCHKIN, THE - A Folktale from India OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06764 - Puffin (1982) 1994

YEAR IN THE CITY, THE 5-10 yrsKathy Henderson & Paul Howard97814 06309 652 - Walker Books 2007 (1996)

YOUNG INFERNO, THE 10-11+ yearsJohn Agard & Satoshi Kitamura97818 45077 693 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2008 (poetry/b&w illus)

ZOE AND HER ZEBRA 2-7 yrsClare Beaton97818 41483 931 (board bk) - Barefoot Books 1999 (alphabet)

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Multicultural Picture Books ages 0-11+ June 2010

Eileen Browne's choice

As a children’s author and illustrator, I delight in reading picture books and am particularly interested in those which portray a rich diversity of people and cultures.

This list is based on simple criteria, the most important of which being what engages children and holds their attention from the front cover to the back. They are all ‘a good read’.

The books are full-colour illustrated paperback fiction, published in the UK, unless otherwise stated. Titles known to be out of print are marked OP. They are often still available from libraries or can be found on line. If a book that you want is out of print, write to the publisher and ask if they are going to reprint it.

No part of this text/list may be sold in any form whatsoever.

Text/list is copyright © Eileen Browne 2009

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ABU ALI COUNTS HIS DONKEYS OP 4-7 yrsDorothy Van Workhoem & Harry Horse07445 68250 - Walker Books 1999 (+ counting 1-10/+ notes for parents)

ADVENTURES OF SUPER DIAPER BABY, THE 9-11+ yrsGeorge Beard and Harold Hutchins97804 39981 613 - Scholastic 2002 (comic strip/graphic novel/b&w illus)

ALL ABOUT ME 2-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11211 001 - Frances Lincoln 1992 97807 11215 382 (big bk) (non-fiction/photos)

ALL FALL DOWN 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 491 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

ALL MY FRIENDS 3-7 yrsGill Lobel & Jo Blake97818 70516 822 - Tamarind 2006

AMAZING GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch 97818 45077 495 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1991)97818 45074 142 - dual language Bengali + English ( 2005) Also in Gujarati, Panjabi, Urdu - (all with English)07112 13895 (big bk)97814 07112 398318 - (for teachers - Read and Respond) Scholastic - 2009

ANGEL JUST LIKE ME, AN 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying -Hwa Hu97818 45078 744 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1997)

ANIMAL BOOGIE, THE 2-7 yrsDebbie Harter 97819 05236 602 - Barefoot Books 2000 97819 05236 220 (pbk + CD)97818 46862 311 (hbk + CD)

APPLE PIP PRINCESS, THE 7-11 yrsJane Ray97818 46161 018 - Orchard Books 2008 (2007)

BABIES BATHTIME OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99904 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABIES EATING OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99920 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABY EARTH OP 5-10 yrsMichele Petit-Jean 08595 3958X (hbk) - Child's Play 1995

BABY NOISES 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell97818 70516 706 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY PLAYS 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell18705 16710 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY SAYS PEEKABOO! 0-2 yrs97814 05312 752 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2006 (non-fiction/photos)

BATHTIME - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97819 04618 140 (board bk) Picthall & Gunzi 2004 BABY'S DAY OP 2-7 yrsTrish Grant97814 06303 346 (board bk) - Walker Books 2007 (non-fiction/photos)

BEAR IN THE CAVE, THE 3-7 yrs Michael Rosen & Adrian Reynolds97807 47577 652 (hbk) - Bloomsbury Children’s Books 200797814 08801 475 (board bk) 97807 47577 867 (bk + CD) BEAR ON A BIKE 2-7 yrsStella Blackstone & Debbie Harter 97819 05236 985 - Barefoot Books 199897818 41483 740 (board bk)

BEDTIME! 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 939 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (2002) (non-fiction/photos)

BEING FRIENDS 7-11+ yrs Althea97807 13660 784 - A & C Black 2001 (1997) (non-fiction/photos) BEST MUM, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 624 - Tamarind 2003

BEST TOY, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 648 - Tamarind 2003

BET YOU CAN'T OP 3-5 yrsPenny Dale 07445 12255 - Walker Books 1986

BIG EYES, SCARY VOICE 4-7 yrsEdell Wignell & Carl Pearce97818 70516 884 - Tamarind 2008 BIG KATIE MORAG STORY BOOK, THE 4-9 yrsMari Hedderwick 97800 99720 317 - Red Fox (Random House) 2000 (1996)

BLOWING BUBBLES 2-4 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten 97805 21006 699 - Cambridge University Press 1996

BOO BARNEY OP 0-3 yrsAlex Ayliffe 18412 12091 (board bk) - Orchard Books 2000 BOOTS FOR A BRIDESMAID 6-10 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 303 - Tamarind 2003 (1995)

BRINGING THE RAIN TO KAPITI PLAIN 3-7 yrsVerna Aardema & Beatriz Vidal 97803 33351 642 - Macmillan 1986 (1981)

BUSY PLAYTIME 1-3 yrsRebecca Finn97814 05021 304 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Pan Macmillan) 2004 (novelty)

BUT MARTIN! 2-7 yrsJune Counsel & Neal Layton97805 52551 380 - Picture Corgi (Random House) 200505525 23127 - June Counsel & Carolyn Dinan - Picture Corgi (Transworld) 1984 OP

CAN YOU HEAR THE SEA? 3-7 yrsJudy Cumberbatch & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47576 655 - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2006

CAPTAIN COOL 3-8 yrsDamian Harvey & Rory Walker97807 49668 082 - Franklin Watts 2006

CARIBBEAN ANIMALS 3-8 yrsDawne Allette & Alan Baker97818 70516 679 - Tamarind 2004 (A-Z + non-fiction notes)

CARIBBEAN DOZEN, A - Poems from Caribbean Poets 7-11 yrsJohn Agard, Grace Nicols (Ed) & Cathie Felstead 97814 06309 522 - Walker Books 2007 (1994) (poetry)

CARRYING 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 304 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (1999) CLAP HANDS 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury 97814 06319 354 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

CLOTHES - A Very First Picture Book OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth 18596 74070 (hbk) - Anness Publishing/Lorenz Books 1997 (non-fiction/photos)

CLOUD TEA MONKEYS 7-11+ yrsMal Peet, Elspeth Graham & Juan Wjngaard97814 06300 925 (hbk) - Walker Books 2010

COLOURS - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97809 53778 584 (board bk) - Picthall & Gunzi 2004 (non-fiction/novelty)

COMING OF NIGHT, THE - A Yoruba Creation Myth 4-8 yrsJames Riorden & Jenny Stow 97807 11213 784 - Frances Lincoln 200097818 45074 548 (big bk)

CROSS WITH US RHINOCEROS, THE OP 4-7 yrsJohn Bush & Paul Geraghty 00995 98000 - Red Fox (Random House) 1999

DAVE AND THE TOOTH FAIRY 4-8 yrsVerna Wilkins and Paul Hunt 97818 70516 136 - Tamarind 1993

DUMPER TRUCK 1-3 yrsSue Hendra97802 30705 524 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2008 (novelty)

EAGLE OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 62206 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes)

EAT UP, GEMMA 2-7 yrsSarah Hayes & Jan Ormerod 97814 06306 705 - Walker Books 2007 (1988)

ELEPHANT OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 32957 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes) ELEPHANT'S PILLOW, THE - A Chinese Bedtime Story 5-9 yrsDiana Reynolds Roome & Jude Daly97818 45077 983 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (2003)

FAMILIES 1-8 yrsDebbie Bailey & Susan Huszar97815 50375 947 (hbk) - Annick Press (US) Ltd 1999 (non-fiction/photos)

FARMYARD JAMBOREE, THE 3-7 yrsMargaret Read Macdonald & Sophie Fatus97818 55765 344 - Barefoot Books 2005 (+CD + non-fiction notes)

FEELING GREAT! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrsJess Stockham97818 46430 480 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps) FEELING JEALOUS 6-11+ yrsAlthea 97807 13663 334 - A & C Black 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

FIND MY BOOTS! 1-3 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45073 381 (board bk) - Frances Lincoln 2004 (1996) (photos/flaps)

FIND OUT ABOUT THE BODY OP 5-10 yrsAnita Ganeri & Lesley Howling 05633 55433 - BBC Education 1994 (non-fiction + photos + teacher’s notes) 05634 64046 (big bk) FINISHED BEING FOUR OP 3-7 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Claire Pound 18705 16109 - Tamarind 1992 FIREMAN FERGUS OP 2-5 yrsMandy Ross & Emma Dodd 07214 21652 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81833 (board bk) FIRST WORDS OP 1-3 yrsMoira Butterfield & Julie Fisher 07214 28363 (board bk) - Ladybird 1998

FOOTPRINTS IN THE FOREST - A Chembakolli Story 7-11 yrsTaahra Ghazi & Eileen Browne97818 72502 588 - Action Aid 1999 (+ non-fiction notes)97818 72502 571 (big bk) FRUITS - A Caribbean Counting Poem 3-8 yrsValerie Bloom & David Axtell97803 33653 128 - Macmillan Children's Books 1997 (1992)

FULL, FULL, FULL OF LOVE 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Paul Howard 97818 44287 826 - Walker Books 2004 FURAHA MEANS HAPPY! - A Story With Swahili Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) - Chrysalis Children’s Books 2000 (1995) (English + Swahili)

GET DRESSED! Tray Plays OP 0-2 yrsLuana Rinaldo97814 05091 473 ( board bk) - Campbell Books 2007 (non-fiction/novelty) GIANT HICCUPS 3-7 yrsJaqui Farley & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 273 - Tamarind 1994 GIANT TURNIP, THE 2-7 yrsHenriette Barkow & Richard Johnson18526 97350 (Chinese & English) - Mantra 2001

GIVE ME MY YAM! OP 3-7 yrsJan Blake & Peter Melnyczuk 07445 48853 - Walker Books 1998 GLITTERY GARDEN OP 0-3 yrsHelen Stephens 03339 65329 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 2002

GLOBAL BABIES 0-5 yrsGlobal Fund for Children + several photographers97815 80891 745 (board bk) - Charlesbridge (USA) 2007 (non-fiction/photos) GOING TO SCHOOL 3-6 yrsGrace Hallworth & Richard Brown97805 21559 355 - Cambridge University Press 1996 GOOD NIGHT (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62786 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2000 (non-fiction/photos) GOTCHA SMILE, THE 3-7 yrsRita Philips Mitchell & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 825 - Orchard Books 1998 GRACE AND FAMILY 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch97818 45078 065 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995)97807 11221 925 (big bk) GRANDAD TREE, THE OP 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Sharon Wilson07445 78752 - Walker Books 2000 GRANDFATHER & I 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Omerod97801 40556 988 - Puffin 1995

GRANDMA’S SATURDAY SOUP 3-8 yrsSally Fraser & Derek Brazell97818 44449 347 - Mantra Lingua 2005 (dual language, German + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Chinese-simplified, Farsi, French, Gujariti, Hindi, Italien, Japanese, Panjabi, Patois, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) GRANDMOTHER & I OP 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Ormerod01400 56974 - Puffin 1995 GRANDMOTHERS' STORIES - Wise Women Tales From Many Cultures 6-11 yrsBurleigh Mutén & Siân Bailey97818 46860 102 (pbk + CD) - Barefoot Books 1999 (short stories) GREGORY COOL 6-9 yrsCaroline Binch97807 11208 902 - Frances Lincoln 1997 (1994)07112 15367 (big bk)

HAIR 2-8 yrsKate Petty & several photographers97818 45075 538 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/photos/map) HALALA MEANS WELCOME - A Story With Zulu Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) David Bennett Books (Chrysalis) 1995

HANDA'S HEN 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44598 155 - Walker Books 2002 (+counting 1-10)97807 44575 026 (hbk)97807 44575 026 (big bk)97818 44440 634 - Mantra Lingua 2004 (dual language,Chinese + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Croatian, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Portuguese, Russian, Shona, Somali, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) HANDA'S SURPRISE 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44536 348 - Walker Books 199497814 06307 511 (pbk + DVD - DVD includes Handa’s Hen)97807 44554 731 (big bk)97818 52694 722 - Mantra Lingua 2002 (dual language, Bengali + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) 97804 39945 202 - activities based on book - Scholastic (Read and Respond) 2007 (for Adults)

HAVE YOU EVER PICKED A DANDELION? OP 3-6 yrsHannah Roche & Pierre Pratt18408 90622 (card/spiral bound) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1998 (non-fiction)

HIC! OP 2-6 yrsSue Eaves03703 26458 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2003

HIDDEN TALES FROM EASTERN EUROPE 7-11 yrsAntonia Barber & Paul Hess97818 45071 479 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (short stories)

HOME IN THE SKY OP 3-11+ yrsJeannie Baker07445 78493 - Walker Books 2001 (1984)

HOME NOW 5-9 yrsLesley Beake & Karin Littlewood97818 45076 382 - Frances Lincoln 2006

HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, THE 2-6 yrsJenny Stow97818 45079 437 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (rhyme) HOW MANY? OP 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking07112 08026 - Frances Lincoln 1992 (non-fiction/counting/photos) HUE BOY OP 4-9 yrsRita Phillips Mitchell & Caroline Binch01405 63547 - Puffin 1992 I CAN CLAP! (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37773 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I CAN PLAY (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37781 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I DON'T EAT TOOTHPASTE ANYMORE 2-5 yrsKaren King & Lynne Willey9781870516 167 - Tamarind 1993

IF WE HAD A SAILBOAT 2-6 yrsJonathan Emmett & Adrian Reynolds97801 92725 585 - Oxford University Press 2006

IGNIS 4-9 yrsGina Wilson & P J Lynch97807 44594 058 - Walker Books 2002

I KNOW A SECRET OP 3-8 yrsSue Baker & Annie Kubler08595 33158 (hbk) - Child's Play 1988 (+ non-fiction/birth) IMRAN AND THE WATCH 3-7 yrsTony Bradman & Pricilla Lamont97805 21468 992 - Cambridge University Press 1996

IN A MINUTE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 04187 - Methuen (Egmont) 1990

IN THE BATH - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 382 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE GARDEN - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 399 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE WOODS - Guess Who’s Hiding? 2-5 yrsAna Martin Larranga97818 40893 243 (board bk) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1999 (novelty)

ISHTAR AND TAMMUZ - A Babylonian Myth of the Seasons 7-11 yrsChristopher Moore & Christina Balit97807 11210 998 - Francis Lincoln 1996

ISLAND COUNTING 1 2 3 2-6 yrsFrane Lessac97818 44282 463 - Walker Books 2005 (counting 1-10)97814 06312 225 (board bk)

I WISH TONIGHT OP 3-9 yrsLois Rock & Anne Wilson07459 42733 (hbk) - Lion Publishing 2000

JAMAICA AND BRIANNA OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian14052 09634 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1995)

JAMAICA'S FIND OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian04502 9372 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1986)

J IS FOR JAMAICA 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah & Prodeepta Das97818 45076 092 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/+ rhyme/photos)

KASPAR'S GREATEST DISCOVERY OP 4-9 yrsCampbell Paget & Reg Cartwright07112 11744 - Frances Lincoln 1997

KINTU'S MISTAKE 6-10 yrsRosalind Kerven & Matilda Harrison97815 75720 159 (hbk) - Raintree Interactive Library (USA) 1996

LAGHU THE CLEVER CROW 3-7 yrsBhavit Mehta & Carol Liddiment 97809 56118 301 - Saadhak Books 2009

LAO LAO OF DRAGON MOUNTAIN 7-11 yrsMargaret Bateson-Hill & Francesca Peliozzi (+ Chinese text - Manyee Wan)97818 40890 471 - Zero to Ten - Evans 1996 (+ paper cuts - Sha-Lui-Qu)

LENNY IN THE GARDEN 1-4 yrsKen Wilson-Max97818 45079 802 (hbk/card) - Frances Lincoln 2009 LEON AND BOB 2-7 yrsSimon James97814 06308 495 - Walker Books 2008 (1997)

LEOPARD'S DRUM, THE - An Asante tale from West Africa 3-7 yrsJessica Souhami07112 09073 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1995)07112 21472 (big bk)04390 18501 (Read and Respond) - Scholastic 2000 - for adults

LET'S FEED THE DUCKS 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 532 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S GO FOR A RIDE OP 3-7 yrs18534 5710 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S GO TO BED 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 556 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HAVE FUN 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 549 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HOP AND SKIP OP 1-4 yrs18543 45729 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S LOOK AT EYES OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT FEET OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92749 - Evans 2001 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT HANDS OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LEVERS OP 6-10 yrsChris Ollerenshaw & Pat Triggs07136 52306 - A & C Black 1991 (non-fiction/photos) LIMA'S RED HOT CHILLI 2-7 yrsDavid Mills & Derek Brazell 97818 52694 258 - Mantra 1997 (dual language, Somali + English) Also in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Japanese, Khymer, Korean, Panjabi, Polish, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, & Yoruba - all with English18526 94297 (big bk) - English18526 95048 / 56 (big bk) - Bengali + English / Urdu + English

LITTLE INCHKIN 4-8 yrsFiona French97818 45070 090 - (big bk) Frances Lincoln 2004 (1994)

LOOK OUT FOR STRANGERS and those that you know OP 3-8 yrsPaul Humphrey, Alex Ramay & Colin King02375 25453 - Evans 1994 (non-fiction/photos) LUCY'S DAY TRIP OP 4-7 yrsJennifer Northway07497 0957X - Mammoth (Egmont 1991)

LULU LOVES THE LIBRARY 2-5 yrsAnna McQuinn & Rosalind Beardshaw97818 70516 426 (hbk) - Alanna Books 2006 97809 55199 875 (board bk)97809 55199 802 - pbk + multi language CD

MAGIC PAINTBRUSH, THE 3-8 yrsJulia Donaldson & Joel Stewart97803 33964 439 - Macmillan 2002

MARTY MONSTER 4-7 yrsMalorie Blackman & Pamela Venus97818 70516 426 - Tamarind 1999

MARY HAD A DINOSAUR 3-6 yrsEileen Browne & Ruth Rivers97802 37533 375 - Evans 200797802 37533 410 (hbk)

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB OP 0-3 yrsSam Childs00918 92961 (board bk) - Hutchinson 2003 (nursery rhyme) MAX LOVES SUNFLOWERS 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86804 139 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1997)

MAX'S MONEY 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 266 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX'S LETTER 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 259 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX PAINTS THE HOUSE 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 372 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 2000 (1993) MAX'S STARRY NIGHT 3-6 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 532 - Hyperion Books (USA) 2001

MIA'S STORY 5-9 yrsMichael Foreman97814 06305 333 - Walker Books 2006 97818 44282 784 (hbk)

MIKI 2-7 yrsStephen Mackey97803 40950 654 - Hodder Children’s Books 2009

MOONBIRD 6-10 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Jane Ray97805 52550 031 - Corgi (Random House) 2006

MOUNTAINS OF TIBET, THE 3-8 yrsMordacai Gerstein97818 98000 549 - Barefoot Books 1993

MS MACDONALD HAS A CLASS OP 2-7 yrsJan Ormerod00995 16519 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998 (rhyming text) MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS 5-10 yrsJohn Steptoe097801 40559 460 - Puffin 1987

MUM CAN FIX IT OP 4-9 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins18705 1601X - Tamarind Books 1987

MUM'S LATE 2-6 yrsElizabeth Hawkins & Pamela Venus97818 70516 402 - Tamarind 1999

MY BIG BROTHER JJ 3-7 yrsOdette Elliott & Patrice Aggs97818 48530 072 - Tamarind Books 2009 MY COLOURFUL DAY OP 2-5 yrsLaura Dollin & Amelia Rosato07497 41872 - My World (Egmont) 2000

MY DADDY 0-2 yrsMike Jolley & Emma Dodd97819 04513 711 (board bk) - Templar 2009 (novelty) MY DOG OP 1-4 yrsJune Crebbin & Russell Ayto07445 8308X - Walker Books 2001

MY FIRST ABC 2-5 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45077 426 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) (non-fiction/photos)

MY FIRST SIGNS 1-4 yrsAnnie Kubler97819 04550 040 (board bk) - Child’s Play 2004 (non-fiction + sign language)

MY PLAYTIME (Buggy Buddies) OP 0-2 yrs03339 04303 (board bk)Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (novelty)

MY TWO GRANNIES 3-8 yrsFloella Benjamin & Margaret Chamberlain97818 47800343 - Frances Lincoln 200797818 45076 436 (hbk) NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE 6-10 yrsAnna Perera & Carl Pearce97818 70516 778 - Tamarind 2006

NO DINNER! - The Story of the Old Woman and the Pumpkin 2-7 yrsJessica Souhami97818 45078 188 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1999)

NURSE NANCY OP 2-5 yrsRonne Randall & Emma Dodd07214 21644 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81841 (board bk)

ODDLY 2-7 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Patrick Benson97818 44280 032 (hbk) - Walker Books 2009

ONE, TWO, SKIP A FEW - First Number Rhymes 3-6 yrsRoberta Arenson (illus)97818 41482 194 - Barefoot Books 1998 (rhymes)18414 82196 (big bk)

1 2 3 OP 1-5 yrsJan Pienkowski04348 02816 (board bk) - Mammoth (Egmont) 1998 (non-fiction 1-10) OSCAR'S HALF BIRTHDAY 2-8 yrsBob Graham97814 06306 866 - Walker books 2008 (2005)

PATCHWORK QUILT, THE 6-10 yrsValerie Flournoy & Jerry Pinkney97808 03700 970 (hbk) - Puffin USA 1985

PEEK-A-BOO! 1-4 yrsJan Ormerod97803 70324 241 (board bk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 1997 (novelty/flaps) PEEK-A-BOO! OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth18596 74100 (hbk) - Lorenz Books (Anness Publishing) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) PEEKABOO, HELLO YOU OP 0-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett14050 53828 (board bk) Campbell Books 2006 (novelty)

PEEPO BABY! 1-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett97814 05088 787 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2006 (flaps)

PICNIC FARM OP 1-6 yrsChristine Morton & Sarah Barringer03336 83617 - Macmillan 1998

PLAYTIME (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62808 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002

PRINCESS GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying-Hwa Hu97618 45075 323 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2007

PURRFECT! 2-6 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus97818 70516 860 - Tamarind 2008 PUZZLE JOURNEY INTO SPACE - Usborne Young Puzzles 6-10 yrsLesley Sims & Annabel Spenceley97807 46017 159 - Usborne Publishing 1995

RAINBOW HOUSE OP 4-8 yrsVivian French & Biz Hull18705 16443 - Tamarind Books 1999

RAMA'S RETURN OP 4-9 yrsLisa Bruce & Katja Bandlow00994 39395 - Red Fox (Random House) 2003 (+ non-fiction notes)

RASTAMOUSE AND DA BAG - A BLING 6-10 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 849 - Little Roots 2006 (2005)

RASTAMOUSE AND THE CRUCIAL PLAN 4-8 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 818 - Little Roots 2005 (2003)

RATA-PATA-SCATA-FATA - A Caribbean Story OP 3-7 yrsPhillis Gershator & Holly Meade97819 32065 947 - Star Bright Books (USA) 2005 (1994)

ROSA AND GALILEO 4-9 yrsAnne Cotringer & Lizzie Finlay97800 99439 738 - Flying Foxes (Random House) 2003 (+non-fiction notes) ROSIE'S FIRST BALLET LESSON OP 5-8 yrsSusan Hampshire & Maria Theresa Meloni07497 30234 - Mammoth (Egmont) 199697800 60264 666 - Harper Collins (USA) 1996 as ROSIE’S BALLET SLIPPERS OP

ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT 1-3 yrsAnnie Kubler97808 59536 585 (board bk) - Childs Play 2003 (rhyming text) SAFE PLACE, A 2-7 yrsLucy Marcovitch & Jo Blake97818 70516 754 - Tamarind Books 2005

SAM'S DUCK OP 4-8 yrsMichael Morpugo & Keith Bowen00066 46255 - Picture Lions (Harper Collins) 1997

SAY GOODNIGHT 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 484 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

SILVER SHOES 4-8 yrsCaroline Binch 97818 45074 715 - Frances Lincoln 2005 (2001)

SKIP ACROSS THE OCEAN 2-7 yrsFloella Benjamin & Sheila Moxley97818 45077 884 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) ('worldwide' nursery rhymes) SLEEP TIGHT 2-5 yrsGrace Hallworth & Lisa Kopper97805 21477 017 - Cambridge University Press 1996

SLEEPYHEAD OP 2-5 yrsNicola Smee03339 02696 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2001 (rhyming text/novelty)18526 909 5X / 68 / 76 - Mantra Lingua 2003 (dual language, Bengali / Panjabi / Urdu, all with English)

SMILING 3-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 243 - Zero to Ten (Evans) non- fiction/photos SOMETHING SPECIAL 3-7 yrsNicola Moon & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 788 - Orchard Books 1995 SO MUCH 2-6 yrsTrish Cooke & Helen Oxenbury97814 06306 651 - Walker Books 2008 (1994)

SOUTH AFRICAN ANIMALS 4-11+ yrsLindiwe Mabuza & Alan Baker97818 70516 853 - Tamarind 2007 (A-Z + non-fiction notes) SOUTH AND NORTH, EAST AND WEST OP 7-11 yrsMichael Rosen & 22 illustrators07445 43665 - Walker Books 1995 (short stories)

SPIDER WEAVER, THE - A Legend of Kente Cloth OP 8-11 yrsMargaret Musgrove & Julia Cairns05909 87941 - Scholastic Inc 2001

SPLASH! SPLASH! 1-4 yrsGina Ford & Rosalinda Kightley97803 85612 876 (board bk) - Doubleday (Random House) 2008 ( novelty) STORY OF THE CREATION, THE 4-9 yrsJane Ray97818 52139 483 - Orchard Books 1992

SUN SLICES, MOON SLICES OP 2-7 yrsAdele Geras & Karin Littlewood05901 95778 - Little Hippo (Scholastic) 1998

TALES TOLD IN TENTS - Stories From Central Asia 8-11+ yearsSally Pomme Clayton & Sophie Herxheimer97818 45072 780 - Frances Lincoln 200497818 45070 663 (hbk)

TELLING THE TRUTH 6-10 yrsAlthea, Charlie Best & Conny Jude97807 13660 760 - A & C Black 1997 non-fiction/+photos

THAT'S MY MUM 5-9 yrsHenriette Barkow & Derek Brazell97818 52696 283 - Mantra Lingua 2001 (dual language, Czech + English) Also in Bengali, Farsi, Gujarati, Panjabi, Portuguese, Somali, Swahali Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba (all with English)

THAT’S NOT MY BABY 0-3 yrsFiona Watt & Rachel Wells97814 09506 263 (board bk) - Usborne 2009 (novelty/touch/mirror) THERE WERE TEN IN THE BED 3-6 yrsAnnie Kubler (illus)97808 59538 978 - Child's Play 2001 (nursery song/novelty) THINGS TO DO AT THE SEASIDE 2-7 yrsPaul Humphrey & Chris Fairclough97807 49668 556 - Franklin Watts 2006 (non-fiction/photos) THIS IS THE TREE 3-7 yrsMiriam Moss & Adrienne Kennaway97807 11214 910 - Frances Lincoln 2000

THROUGH MY WINDOW 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne97818 45078 935 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1986)

TICKLE, TICKLE 1-4 yrsDakari Hru & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47565 628 (board bk) - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2004

TICKLE, TICKLE 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 477 - (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

TIGER OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries07445 63550 - Walker Books 1992 (+ non-fiction notes)07445 62252 (hbk)

TIGER CHILD, THE - A Folktale from India 3-8 yrsJoanna Troughton97801 40382 389 - Puffin 1996

TIGER DREAMS 2-7yrsGerald Rose & Jean Glasberg97805 21559 706 - Cambridge University Press 1996

TIME TO GET UP 3-6 yrsGill McLean & Lynne Willey97818 70516 112 - Tamarind 1992

TODDLEROBICS, ANIMAL FUN OP 1-4 yrsZita Newcombe07445 7787X - Walker Books 1999

TOO MUCH TALK OP 3-7 yrsAngela Shelf Medearis & Stefano Vitale07445 4775X - Walker Books 1995

TORTOISE'S DREAM - A Folktale from Africa OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06713 - Puffin 1994 (1980)

TOYS - Touch and Feel OP 1-3 yrsAndy Crawford & Steve Gorton07513 3958X (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/novelty) TURTLE AND THE ISLAND, THE - A Folktale from Papua New Guinea 3-7 yrsBarbara Ker Wilson & Franne Lessac97807 11206 977 - Frances Lincoln 1991

TUCKING IN! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrs Jess Stockham97818 46430 466 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps)

UNDER THE MOON & OVER THE SEA - A Collection of Caribbean Poems 8-11+ yrs ed: John Agard & Grace Nichols + 5 illustrators97814 06309 591 - Walker Books 2007 (2002) (poetry) VERY HOT DAY, A 2-6 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten97805 21634 564 (big bk) - Cambridge University Press 1996 WAIT AND SEE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 03512 - Methuen (Egmont) 1988

WASHING 4-7 yrsGwyneth Swain97818 40893 922 - Evans (Small World) 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

WATER WITCHER 4-8 yrsJan Ormerod97819 21272 165 - Little Hare (Australia) 2008 (2006) WE ARE BRITAIN 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah 97807 11219 021- Frances Lincoln 2002 (non-fiction/photos/poetry) WE'RE GOING ON A LION HUNT 2-7 yrsDavid Axtell97803 33741 498 - Macmillan 1999

WHAT ABOUT ME? OP 1-4 yrsHelen Stephens07513 6245X - Dorling Kindersley 1999

WHAT COLOUR? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45076 795 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S HAPPENING? - DEATH OP 6-11 yrs07502 13795 - Hodder Wayland (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S INSIDE? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11210 547 - Frances Lincoln 1996 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S IN THE PAN MAN? 3-7 yrsPauline Stewart and Alex Ayliffe97803 70325 835 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2002

WHAT'S UNDER THE BED? 4-9 yrsMick Manning & Brita Granstrom97807 49656 850 - Franklin Watts 1997 (non-fiction) WHEELS OP 5-9 yrsShirley Hughes07445 63755 - Walker Books 1991

WHEN I'M A GROWN-UP 2-6 yrsAnne Faundez & Katherine Lucas9781845383 084 - QED Publishing 2004

WHEN THE WORLD BEGAN - Stories Collected in Ethiopia OP 7-11 yrsElizabeth Laird & 4 illustrators01927 41896 - Oxford University Press 2000

WHOEVER YOU ARE 3-7 yrsMem Fox & Leslie Staub97801 52060 305 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (USA) 2006 (1997) (non-fiction)97801 52060 664 - board bk97801 52058 913 - dual language, Spanish + English

WHOSE BIRTHDAY IS IT? 3-8 yrsSherryl Clark & Jan Smith97807 49647 094 - Franklin Watts (Hopscotch) 2002

WHO'S IN OUR STREET? OP 5-10 yrsJan Ormerod00992 62894 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998

WIZARD PUNCHKIN, THE - A Folktale from India OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06764 - Puffin (1982) 1994

YEAR IN THE CITY, THE 5-10 yrsKathy Henderson & Paul Howard97814 06309 652 - Walker Books 2007 (1996)

YOUNG INFERNO, THE 10-11+ yearsJohn Agard & Satoshi Kitamura97818 45077 693 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2008 (poetry/b&w illus)

ZOE AND HER ZEBRA 2-7 yrsClare Beaton97818 41483 931 (board bk) - Barefoot Books 1999 (alphabet)

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Multicultural Picture Books ages 0-11+ June 2010

Eileen Browne's choice

As a children’s author and illustrator, I delight in reading picture books and am particularly interested in those which portray a rich diversity of people and cultures.

This list is based on simple criteria, the most important of which being what engages children and holds their attention from the front cover to the back. They are all ‘a good read’.

The books are full-colour illustrated paperback fiction, published in the UK, unless otherwise stated. Titles known to be out of print are marked OP. They are often still available from libraries or can be found on line. If a book that you want is out of print, write to the publisher and ask if they are going to reprint it.

No part of this text/list may be sold in any form whatsoever.

Text/list is copyright © Eileen Browne 2009

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ABU ALI COUNTS HIS DONKEYS OP 4-7 yrsDorothy Van Workhoem & Harry Horse07445 68250 - Walker Books 1999 (+ counting 1-10/+ notes for parents)

ADVENTURES OF SUPER DIAPER BABY, THE 9-11+ yrsGeorge Beard and Harold Hutchins97804 39981 613 - Scholastic 2002 (comic strip/graphic novel/b&w illus)

ALL ABOUT ME 2-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11211 001 - Frances Lincoln 1992 97807 11215 382 (big bk) (non-fiction/photos)

ALL FALL DOWN 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 491 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

ALL MY FRIENDS 3-7 yrsGill Lobel & Jo Blake97818 70516 822 - Tamarind 2006

AMAZING GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch 97818 45077 495 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1991)97818 45074 142 - dual language Bengali + English ( 2005) Also in Gujarati, Panjabi, Urdu - (all with English)07112 13895 (big bk)97814 07112 398318 - (for teachers - Read and Respond) Scholastic - 2009

ANGEL JUST LIKE ME, AN 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying -Hwa Hu97818 45078 744 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1997)

ANIMAL BOOGIE, THE 2-7 yrsDebbie Harter 97819 05236 602 - Barefoot Books 2000 97819 05236 220 (pbk + CD)97818 46862 311 (hbk + CD)

APPLE PIP PRINCESS, THE 7-11 yrsJane Ray97818 46161 018 - Orchard Books 2008 (2007)

BABIES BATHTIME OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99904 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABIES EATING OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99920 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABY EARTH OP 5-10 yrsMichele Petit-Jean 08595 3958X (hbk) - Child's Play 1995

BABY NOISES 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell97818 70516 706 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY PLAYS 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell18705 16710 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY SAYS PEEKABOO! 0-2 yrs97814 05312 752 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2006 (non-fiction/photos)

BATHTIME - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97819 04618 140 (board bk) Picthall & Gunzi 2004 BABY'S DAY OP 2-7 yrsTrish Grant97814 06303 346 (board bk) - Walker Books 2007 (non-fiction/photos)

BEAR IN THE CAVE, THE 3-7 yrs Michael Rosen & Adrian Reynolds97807 47577 652 (hbk) - Bloomsbury Children’s Books 200797814 08801 475 (board bk) 97807 47577 867 (bk + CD) BEAR ON A BIKE 2-7 yrsStella Blackstone & Debbie Harter 97819 05236 985 - Barefoot Books 199897818 41483 740 (board bk)

BEDTIME! 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 939 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (2002) (non-fiction/photos)

BEING FRIENDS 7-11+ yrs Althea97807 13660 784 - A & C Black 2001 (1997) (non-fiction/photos) BEST MUM, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 624 - Tamarind 2003

BEST TOY, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 648 - Tamarind 2003

BET YOU CAN'T OP 3-5 yrsPenny Dale 07445 12255 - Walker Books 1986

BIG EYES, SCARY VOICE 4-7 yrsEdell Wignell & Carl Pearce97818 70516 884 - Tamarind 2008 BIG KATIE MORAG STORY BOOK, THE 4-9 yrsMari Hedderwick 97800 99720 317 - Red Fox (Random House) 2000 (1996)

BLOWING BUBBLES 2-4 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten 97805 21006 699 - Cambridge University Press 1996

BOO BARNEY OP 0-3 yrsAlex Ayliffe 18412 12091 (board bk) - Orchard Books 2000 BOOTS FOR A BRIDESMAID 6-10 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 303 - Tamarind 2003 (1995)

BRINGING THE RAIN TO KAPITI PLAIN 3-7 yrsVerna Aardema & Beatriz Vidal 97803 33351 642 - Macmillan 1986 (1981)

BUSY PLAYTIME 1-3 yrsRebecca Finn97814 05021 304 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Pan Macmillan) 2004 (novelty)

BUT MARTIN! 2-7 yrsJune Counsel & Neal Layton97805 52551 380 - Picture Corgi (Random House) 200505525 23127 - June Counsel & Carolyn Dinan - Picture Corgi (Transworld) 1984 OP

CAN YOU HEAR THE SEA? 3-7 yrsJudy Cumberbatch & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47576 655 - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2006

CAPTAIN COOL 3-8 yrsDamian Harvey & Rory Walker97807 49668 082 - Franklin Watts 2006

CARIBBEAN ANIMALS 3-8 yrsDawne Allette & Alan Baker97818 70516 679 - Tamarind 2004 (A-Z + non-fiction notes)

CARIBBEAN DOZEN, A - Poems from Caribbean Poets 7-11 yrsJohn Agard, Grace Nicols (Ed) & Cathie Felstead 97814 06309 522 - Walker Books 2007 (1994) (poetry)

CARRYING 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 304 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (1999) CLAP HANDS 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury 97814 06319 354 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

CLOTHES - A Very First Picture Book OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth 18596 74070 (hbk) - Anness Publishing/Lorenz Books 1997 (non-fiction/photos)

CLOUD TEA MONKEYS 7-11+ yrsMal Peet, Elspeth Graham & Juan Wjngaard97814 06300 925 (hbk) - Walker Books 2010

COLOURS - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97809 53778 584 (board bk) - Picthall & Gunzi 2004 (non-fiction/novelty)

COMING OF NIGHT, THE - A Yoruba Creation Myth 4-8 yrsJames Riorden & Jenny Stow 97807 11213 784 - Frances Lincoln 200097818 45074 548 (big bk)

CROSS WITH US RHINOCEROS, THE OP 4-7 yrsJohn Bush & Paul Geraghty 00995 98000 - Red Fox (Random House) 1999

DAVE AND THE TOOTH FAIRY 4-8 yrsVerna Wilkins and Paul Hunt 97818 70516 136 - Tamarind 1993

DUMPER TRUCK 1-3 yrsSue Hendra97802 30705 524 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2008 (novelty)

EAGLE OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 62206 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes)

EAT UP, GEMMA 2-7 yrsSarah Hayes & Jan Ormerod 97814 06306 705 - Walker Books 2007 (1988)

ELEPHANT OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 32957 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes) ELEPHANT'S PILLOW, THE - A Chinese Bedtime Story 5-9 yrsDiana Reynolds Roome & Jude Daly97818 45077 983 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (2003)

FAMILIES 1-8 yrsDebbie Bailey & Susan Huszar97815 50375 947 (hbk) - Annick Press (US) Ltd 1999 (non-fiction/photos)

FARMYARD JAMBOREE, THE 3-7 yrsMargaret Read Macdonald & Sophie Fatus97818 55765 344 - Barefoot Books 2005 (+CD + non-fiction notes)

FEELING GREAT! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrsJess Stockham97818 46430 480 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps) FEELING JEALOUS 6-11+ yrsAlthea 97807 13663 334 - A & C Black 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

FIND MY BOOTS! 1-3 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45073 381 (board bk) - Frances Lincoln 2004 (1996) (photos/flaps)

FIND OUT ABOUT THE BODY OP 5-10 yrsAnita Ganeri & Lesley Howling 05633 55433 - BBC Education 1994 (non-fiction + photos + teacher’s notes) 05634 64046 (big bk) FINISHED BEING FOUR OP 3-7 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Claire Pound 18705 16109 - Tamarind 1992 FIREMAN FERGUS OP 2-5 yrsMandy Ross & Emma Dodd 07214 21652 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81833 (board bk) FIRST WORDS OP 1-3 yrsMoira Butterfield & Julie Fisher 07214 28363 (board bk) - Ladybird 1998

FOOTPRINTS IN THE FOREST - A Chembakolli Story 7-11 yrsTaahra Ghazi & Eileen Browne97818 72502 588 - Action Aid 1999 (+ non-fiction notes)97818 72502 571 (big bk) FRUITS - A Caribbean Counting Poem 3-8 yrsValerie Bloom & David Axtell97803 33653 128 - Macmillan Children's Books 1997 (1992)

FULL, FULL, FULL OF LOVE 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Paul Howard 97818 44287 826 - Walker Books 2004 FURAHA MEANS HAPPY! - A Story With Swahili Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) - Chrysalis Children’s Books 2000 (1995) (English + Swahili)

GET DRESSED! Tray Plays OP 0-2 yrsLuana Rinaldo97814 05091 473 ( board bk) - Campbell Books 2007 (non-fiction/novelty) GIANT HICCUPS 3-7 yrsJaqui Farley & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 273 - Tamarind 1994 GIANT TURNIP, THE 2-7 yrsHenriette Barkow & Richard Johnson18526 97350 (Chinese & English) - Mantra 2001

GIVE ME MY YAM! OP 3-7 yrsJan Blake & Peter Melnyczuk 07445 48853 - Walker Books 1998 GLITTERY GARDEN OP 0-3 yrsHelen Stephens 03339 65329 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 2002

GLOBAL BABIES 0-5 yrsGlobal Fund for Children + several photographers97815 80891 745 (board bk) - Charlesbridge (USA) 2007 (non-fiction/photos) GOING TO SCHOOL 3-6 yrsGrace Hallworth & Richard Brown97805 21559 355 - Cambridge University Press 1996 GOOD NIGHT (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62786 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2000 (non-fiction/photos) GOTCHA SMILE, THE 3-7 yrsRita Philips Mitchell & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 825 - Orchard Books 1998 GRACE AND FAMILY 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch97818 45078 065 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995)97807 11221 925 (big bk) GRANDAD TREE, THE OP 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Sharon Wilson07445 78752 - Walker Books 2000 GRANDFATHER & I 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Omerod97801 40556 988 - Puffin 1995

GRANDMA’S SATURDAY SOUP 3-8 yrsSally Fraser & Derek Brazell97818 44449 347 - Mantra Lingua 2005 (dual language, German + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Chinese-simplified, Farsi, French, Gujariti, Hindi, Italien, Japanese, Panjabi, Patois, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) GRANDMOTHER & I OP 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Ormerod01400 56974 - Puffin 1995 GRANDMOTHERS' STORIES - Wise Women Tales From Many Cultures 6-11 yrsBurleigh Mutén & Siân Bailey97818 46860 102 (pbk + CD) - Barefoot Books 1999 (short stories) GREGORY COOL 6-9 yrsCaroline Binch97807 11208 902 - Frances Lincoln 1997 (1994)07112 15367 (big bk)

HAIR 2-8 yrsKate Petty & several photographers97818 45075 538 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/photos/map) HALALA MEANS WELCOME - A Story With Zulu Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) David Bennett Books (Chrysalis) 1995

HANDA'S HEN 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44598 155 - Walker Books 2002 (+counting 1-10)97807 44575 026 (hbk)97807 44575 026 (big bk)97818 44440 634 - Mantra Lingua 2004 (dual language,Chinese + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Croatian, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Portuguese, Russian, Shona, Somali, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) HANDA'S SURPRISE 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44536 348 - Walker Books 199497814 06307 511 (pbk + DVD - DVD includes Handa’s Hen)97807 44554 731 (big bk)97818 52694 722 - Mantra Lingua 2002 (dual language, Bengali + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) 97804 39945 202 - activities based on book - Scholastic (Read and Respond) 2007 (for Adults)

HAVE YOU EVER PICKED A DANDELION? OP 3-6 yrsHannah Roche & Pierre Pratt18408 90622 (card/spiral bound) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1998 (non-fiction)

HIC! OP 2-6 yrsSue Eaves03703 26458 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2003

HIDDEN TALES FROM EASTERN EUROPE 7-11 yrsAntonia Barber & Paul Hess97818 45071 479 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (short stories)

HOME IN THE SKY OP 3-11+ yrsJeannie Baker07445 78493 - Walker Books 2001 (1984)

HOME NOW 5-9 yrsLesley Beake & Karin Littlewood97818 45076 382 - Frances Lincoln 2006

HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, THE 2-6 yrsJenny Stow97818 45079 437 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (rhyme) HOW MANY? OP 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking07112 08026 - Frances Lincoln 1992 (non-fiction/counting/photos) HUE BOY OP 4-9 yrsRita Phillips Mitchell & Caroline Binch01405 63547 - Puffin 1992 I CAN CLAP! (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37773 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I CAN PLAY (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37781 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I DON'T EAT TOOTHPASTE ANYMORE 2-5 yrsKaren King & Lynne Willey9781870516 167 - Tamarind 1993

IF WE HAD A SAILBOAT 2-6 yrsJonathan Emmett & Adrian Reynolds97801 92725 585 - Oxford University Press 2006

IGNIS 4-9 yrsGina Wilson & P J Lynch97807 44594 058 - Walker Books 2002

I KNOW A SECRET OP 3-8 yrsSue Baker & Annie Kubler08595 33158 (hbk) - Child's Play 1988 (+ non-fiction/birth) IMRAN AND THE WATCH 3-7 yrsTony Bradman & Pricilla Lamont97805 21468 992 - Cambridge University Press 1996

IN A MINUTE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 04187 - Methuen (Egmont) 1990

IN THE BATH - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 382 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE GARDEN - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 399 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE WOODS - Guess Who’s Hiding? 2-5 yrsAna Martin Larranga97818 40893 243 (board bk) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1999 (novelty)

ISHTAR AND TAMMUZ - A Babylonian Myth of the Seasons 7-11 yrsChristopher Moore & Christina Balit97807 11210 998 - Francis Lincoln 1996

ISLAND COUNTING 1 2 3 2-6 yrsFrane Lessac97818 44282 463 - Walker Books 2005 (counting 1-10)97814 06312 225 (board bk)

I WISH TONIGHT OP 3-9 yrsLois Rock & Anne Wilson07459 42733 (hbk) - Lion Publishing 2000

JAMAICA AND BRIANNA OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian14052 09634 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1995)

JAMAICA'S FIND OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian04502 9372 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1986)

J IS FOR JAMAICA 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah & Prodeepta Das97818 45076 092 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/+ rhyme/photos)

KASPAR'S GREATEST DISCOVERY OP 4-9 yrsCampbell Paget & Reg Cartwright07112 11744 - Frances Lincoln 1997

KINTU'S MISTAKE 6-10 yrsRosalind Kerven & Matilda Harrison97815 75720 159 (hbk) - Raintree Interactive Library (USA) 1996

LAGHU THE CLEVER CROW 3-7 yrsBhavit Mehta & Carol Liddiment 97809 56118 301 - Saadhak Books 2009

LAO LAO OF DRAGON MOUNTAIN 7-11 yrsMargaret Bateson-Hill & Francesca Peliozzi (+ Chinese text - Manyee Wan)97818 40890 471 - Zero to Ten - Evans 1996 (+ paper cuts - Sha-Lui-Qu)

LENNY IN THE GARDEN 1-4 yrsKen Wilson-Max97818 45079 802 (hbk/card) - Frances Lincoln 2009 LEON AND BOB 2-7 yrsSimon James97814 06308 495 - Walker Books 2008 (1997)

LEOPARD'S DRUM, THE - An Asante tale from West Africa 3-7 yrsJessica Souhami07112 09073 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1995)07112 21472 (big bk)04390 18501 (Read and Respond) - Scholastic 2000 - for adults

LET'S FEED THE DUCKS 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 532 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S GO FOR A RIDE OP 3-7 yrs18534 5710 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S GO TO BED 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 556 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HAVE FUN 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 549 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HOP AND SKIP OP 1-4 yrs18543 45729 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S LOOK AT EYES OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT FEET OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92749 - Evans 2001 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT HANDS OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LEVERS OP 6-10 yrsChris Ollerenshaw & Pat Triggs07136 52306 - A & C Black 1991 (non-fiction/photos) LIMA'S RED HOT CHILLI 2-7 yrsDavid Mills & Derek Brazell 97818 52694 258 - Mantra 1997 (dual language, Somali + English) Also in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Japanese, Khymer, Korean, Panjabi, Polish, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, & Yoruba - all with English18526 94297 (big bk) - English18526 95048 / 56 (big bk) - Bengali + English / Urdu + English

LITTLE INCHKIN 4-8 yrsFiona French97818 45070 090 - (big bk) Frances Lincoln 2004 (1994)

LOOK OUT FOR STRANGERS and those that you know OP 3-8 yrsPaul Humphrey, Alex Ramay & Colin King02375 25453 - Evans 1994 (non-fiction/photos) LUCY'S DAY TRIP OP 4-7 yrsJennifer Northway07497 0957X - Mammoth (Egmont 1991)

LULU LOVES THE LIBRARY 2-5 yrsAnna McQuinn & Rosalind Beardshaw97818 70516 426 (hbk) - Alanna Books 2006 97809 55199 875 (board bk)97809 55199 802 - pbk + multi language CD

MAGIC PAINTBRUSH, THE 3-8 yrsJulia Donaldson & Joel Stewart97803 33964 439 - Macmillan 2002

MARTY MONSTER 4-7 yrsMalorie Blackman & Pamela Venus97818 70516 426 - Tamarind 1999

MARY HAD A DINOSAUR 3-6 yrsEileen Browne & Ruth Rivers97802 37533 375 - Evans 200797802 37533 410 (hbk)

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB OP 0-3 yrsSam Childs00918 92961 (board bk) - Hutchinson 2003 (nursery rhyme) MAX LOVES SUNFLOWERS 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86804 139 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1997)

MAX'S MONEY 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 266 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX'S LETTER 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 259 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX PAINTS THE HOUSE 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 372 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 2000 (1993) MAX'S STARRY NIGHT 3-6 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 532 - Hyperion Books (USA) 2001

MIA'S STORY 5-9 yrsMichael Foreman97814 06305 333 - Walker Books 2006 97818 44282 784 (hbk)

MIKI 2-7 yrsStephen Mackey97803 40950 654 - Hodder Children’s Books 2009

MOONBIRD 6-10 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Jane Ray97805 52550 031 - Corgi (Random House) 2006

MOUNTAINS OF TIBET, THE 3-8 yrsMordacai Gerstein97818 98000 549 - Barefoot Books 1993

MS MACDONALD HAS A CLASS OP 2-7 yrsJan Ormerod00995 16519 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998 (rhyming text) MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS 5-10 yrsJohn Steptoe097801 40559 460 - Puffin 1987

MUM CAN FIX IT OP 4-9 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins18705 1601X - Tamarind Books 1987

MUM'S LATE 2-6 yrsElizabeth Hawkins & Pamela Venus97818 70516 402 - Tamarind 1999

MY BIG BROTHER JJ 3-7 yrsOdette Elliott & Patrice Aggs97818 48530 072 - Tamarind Books 2009 MY COLOURFUL DAY OP 2-5 yrsLaura Dollin & Amelia Rosato07497 41872 - My World (Egmont) 2000

MY DADDY 0-2 yrsMike Jolley & Emma Dodd97819 04513 711 (board bk) - Templar 2009 (novelty) MY DOG OP 1-4 yrsJune Crebbin & Russell Ayto07445 8308X - Walker Books 2001

MY FIRST ABC 2-5 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45077 426 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) (non-fiction/photos)

MY FIRST SIGNS 1-4 yrsAnnie Kubler97819 04550 040 (board bk) - Child’s Play 2004 (non-fiction + sign language)

MY PLAYTIME (Buggy Buddies) OP 0-2 yrs03339 04303 (board bk)Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (novelty)

MY TWO GRANNIES 3-8 yrsFloella Benjamin & Margaret Chamberlain97818 47800343 - Frances Lincoln 200797818 45076 436 (hbk) NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE 6-10 yrsAnna Perera & Carl Pearce97818 70516 778 - Tamarind 2006

NO DINNER! - The Story of the Old Woman and the Pumpkin 2-7 yrsJessica Souhami97818 45078 188 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1999)

NURSE NANCY OP 2-5 yrsRonne Randall & Emma Dodd07214 21644 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81841 (board bk)

ODDLY 2-7 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Patrick Benson97818 44280 032 (hbk) - Walker Books 2009

ONE, TWO, SKIP A FEW - First Number Rhymes 3-6 yrsRoberta Arenson (illus)97818 41482 194 - Barefoot Books 1998 (rhymes)18414 82196 (big bk)

1 2 3 OP 1-5 yrsJan Pienkowski04348 02816 (board bk) - Mammoth (Egmont) 1998 (non-fiction 1-10) OSCAR'S HALF BIRTHDAY 2-8 yrsBob Graham97814 06306 866 - Walker books 2008 (2005)

PATCHWORK QUILT, THE 6-10 yrsValerie Flournoy & Jerry Pinkney97808 03700 970 (hbk) - Puffin USA 1985

PEEK-A-BOO! 1-4 yrsJan Ormerod97803 70324 241 (board bk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 1997 (novelty/flaps) PEEK-A-BOO! OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth18596 74100 (hbk) - Lorenz Books (Anness Publishing) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) PEEKABOO, HELLO YOU OP 0-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett14050 53828 (board bk) Campbell Books 2006 (novelty)

PEEPO BABY! 1-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett97814 05088 787 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2006 (flaps)

PICNIC FARM OP 1-6 yrsChristine Morton & Sarah Barringer03336 83617 - Macmillan 1998

PLAYTIME (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62808 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002

PRINCESS GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying-Hwa Hu97618 45075 323 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2007

PURRFECT! 2-6 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus97818 70516 860 - Tamarind 2008 PUZZLE JOURNEY INTO SPACE - Usborne Young Puzzles 6-10 yrsLesley Sims & Annabel Spenceley97807 46017 159 - Usborne Publishing 1995

RAINBOW HOUSE OP 4-8 yrsVivian French & Biz Hull18705 16443 - Tamarind Books 1999

RAMA'S RETURN OP 4-9 yrsLisa Bruce & Katja Bandlow00994 39395 - Red Fox (Random House) 2003 (+ non-fiction notes)

RASTAMOUSE AND DA BAG - A BLING 6-10 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 849 - Little Roots 2006 (2005)

RASTAMOUSE AND THE CRUCIAL PLAN 4-8 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 818 - Little Roots 2005 (2003)

RATA-PATA-SCATA-FATA - A Caribbean Story OP 3-7 yrsPhillis Gershator & Holly Meade97819 32065 947 - Star Bright Books (USA) 2005 (1994)

ROSA AND GALILEO 4-9 yrsAnne Cotringer & Lizzie Finlay97800 99439 738 - Flying Foxes (Random House) 2003 (+non-fiction notes) ROSIE'S FIRST BALLET LESSON OP 5-8 yrsSusan Hampshire & Maria Theresa Meloni07497 30234 - Mammoth (Egmont) 199697800 60264 666 - Harper Collins (USA) 1996 as ROSIE’S BALLET SLIPPERS OP

ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT 1-3 yrsAnnie Kubler97808 59536 585 (board bk) - Childs Play 2003 (rhyming text) SAFE PLACE, A 2-7 yrsLucy Marcovitch & Jo Blake97818 70516 754 - Tamarind Books 2005

SAM'S DUCK OP 4-8 yrsMichael Morpugo & Keith Bowen00066 46255 - Picture Lions (Harper Collins) 1997

SAY GOODNIGHT 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 484 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

SILVER SHOES 4-8 yrsCaroline Binch 97818 45074 715 - Frances Lincoln 2005 (2001)

SKIP ACROSS THE OCEAN 2-7 yrsFloella Benjamin & Sheila Moxley97818 45077 884 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) ('worldwide' nursery rhymes) SLEEP TIGHT 2-5 yrsGrace Hallworth & Lisa Kopper97805 21477 017 - Cambridge University Press 1996

SLEEPYHEAD OP 2-5 yrsNicola Smee03339 02696 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2001 (rhyming text/novelty)18526 909 5X / 68 / 76 - Mantra Lingua 2003 (dual language, Bengali / Panjabi / Urdu, all with English)

SMILING 3-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 243 - Zero to Ten (Evans) non- fiction/photos SOMETHING SPECIAL 3-7 yrsNicola Moon & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 788 - Orchard Books 1995 SO MUCH 2-6 yrsTrish Cooke & Helen Oxenbury97814 06306 651 - Walker Books 2008 (1994)

SOUTH AFRICAN ANIMALS 4-11+ yrsLindiwe Mabuza & Alan Baker97818 70516 853 - Tamarind 2007 (A-Z + non-fiction notes) SOUTH AND NORTH, EAST AND WEST OP 7-11 yrsMichael Rosen & 22 illustrators07445 43665 - Walker Books 1995 (short stories)

SPIDER WEAVER, THE - A Legend of Kente Cloth OP 8-11 yrsMargaret Musgrove & Julia Cairns05909 87941 - Scholastic Inc 2001

SPLASH! SPLASH! 1-4 yrsGina Ford & Rosalinda Kightley97803 85612 876 (board bk) - Doubleday (Random House) 2008 ( novelty) STORY OF THE CREATION, THE 4-9 yrsJane Ray97818 52139 483 - Orchard Books 1992

SUN SLICES, MOON SLICES OP 2-7 yrsAdele Geras & Karin Littlewood05901 95778 - Little Hippo (Scholastic) 1998

TALES TOLD IN TENTS - Stories From Central Asia 8-11+ yearsSally Pomme Clayton & Sophie Herxheimer97818 45072 780 - Frances Lincoln 200497818 45070 663 (hbk)

TELLING THE TRUTH 6-10 yrsAlthea, Charlie Best & Conny Jude97807 13660 760 - A & C Black 1997 non-fiction/+photos

THAT'S MY MUM 5-9 yrsHenriette Barkow & Derek Brazell97818 52696 283 - Mantra Lingua 2001 (dual language, Czech + English) Also in Bengali, Farsi, Gujarati, Panjabi, Portuguese, Somali, Swahali Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba (all with English)

THAT’S NOT MY BABY 0-3 yrsFiona Watt & Rachel Wells97814 09506 263 (board bk) - Usborne 2009 (novelty/touch/mirror) THERE WERE TEN IN THE BED 3-6 yrsAnnie Kubler (illus)97808 59538 978 - Child's Play 2001 (nursery song/novelty) THINGS TO DO AT THE SEASIDE 2-7 yrsPaul Humphrey & Chris Fairclough97807 49668 556 - Franklin Watts 2006 (non-fiction/photos) THIS IS THE TREE 3-7 yrsMiriam Moss & Adrienne Kennaway97807 11214 910 - Frances Lincoln 2000

THROUGH MY WINDOW 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne97818 45078 935 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1986)

TICKLE, TICKLE 1-4 yrsDakari Hru & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47565 628 (board bk) - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2004

TICKLE, TICKLE 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 477 - (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

TIGER OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries07445 63550 - Walker Books 1992 (+ non-fiction notes)07445 62252 (hbk)

TIGER CHILD, THE - A Folktale from India 3-8 yrsJoanna Troughton97801 40382 389 - Puffin 1996

TIGER DREAMS 2-7yrsGerald Rose & Jean Glasberg97805 21559 706 - Cambridge University Press 1996

TIME TO GET UP 3-6 yrsGill McLean & Lynne Willey97818 70516 112 - Tamarind 1992

TODDLEROBICS, ANIMAL FUN OP 1-4 yrsZita Newcombe07445 7787X - Walker Books 1999

TOO MUCH TALK OP 3-7 yrsAngela Shelf Medearis & Stefano Vitale07445 4775X - Walker Books 1995

TORTOISE'S DREAM - A Folktale from Africa OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06713 - Puffin 1994 (1980)

TOYS - Touch and Feel OP 1-3 yrsAndy Crawford & Steve Gorton07513 3958X (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/novelty) TURTLE AND THE ISLAND, THE - A Folktale from Papua New Guinea 3-7 yrsBarbara Ker Wilson & Franne Lessac97807 11206 977 - Frances Lincoln 1991

TUCKING IN! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrs Jess Stockham97818 46430 466 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps)

UNDER THE MOON & OVER THE SEA - A Collection of Caribbean Poems 8-11+ yrs ed: John Agard & Grace Nichols + 5 illustrators97814 06309 591 - Walker Books 2007 (2002) (poetry) VERY HOT DAY, A 2-6 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten97805 21634 564 (big bk) - Cambridge University Press 1996 WAIT AND SEE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 03512 - Methuen (Egmont) 1988

WASHING 4-7 yrsGwyneth Swain97818 40893 922 - Evans (Small World) 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

WATER WITCHER 4-8 yrsJan Ormerod97819 21272 165 - Little Hare (Australia) 2008 (2006) WE ARE BRITAIN 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah 97807 11219 021- Frances Lincoln 2002 (non-fiction/photos/poetry) WE'RE GOING ON A LION HUNT 2-7 yrsDavid Axtell97803 33741 498 - Macmillan 1999

WHAT ABOUT ME? OP 1-4 yrsHelen Stephens07513 6245X - Dorling Kindersley 1999

WHAT COLOUR? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45076 795 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S HAPPENING? - DEATH OP 6-11 yrs07502 13795 - Hodder Wayland (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S INSIDE? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11210 547 - Frances Lincoln 1996 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S IN THE PAN MAN? 3-7 yrsPauline Stewart and Alex Ayliffe97803 70325 835 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2002

WHAT'S UNDER THE BED? 4-9 yrsMick Manning & Brita Granstrom97807 49656 850 - Franklin Watts 1997 (non-fiction) WHEELS OP 5-9 yrsShirley Hughes07445 63755 - Walker Books 1991

WHEN I'M A GROWN-UP 2-6 yrsAnne Faundez & Katherine Lucas9781845383 084 - QED Publishing 2004

WHEN THE WORLD BEGAN - Stories Collected in Ethiopia OP 7-11 yrsElizabeth Laird & 4 illustrators01927 41896 - Oxford University Press 2000

WHOEVER YOU ARE 3-7 yrsMem Fox & Leslie Staub97801 52060 305 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (USA) 2006 (1997) (non-fiction)97801 52060 664 - board bk97801 52058 913 - dual language, Spanish + English

WHOSE BIRTHDAY IS IT? 3-8 yrsSherryl Clark & Jan Smith97807 49647 094 - Franklin Watts (Hopscotch) 2002

WHO'S IN OUR STREET? OP 5-10 yrsJan Ormerod00992 62894 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998

WIZARD PUNCHKIN, THE - A Folktale from India OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06764 - Puffin (1982) 1994

YEAR IN THE CITY, THE 5-10 yrsKathy Henderson & Paul Howard97814 06309 652 - Walker Books 2007 (1996)

YOUNG INFERNO, THE 10-11+ yearsJohn Agard & Satoshi Kitamura97818 45077 693 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2008 (poetry/b&w illus)

ZOE AND HER ZEBRA 2-7 yrsClare Beaton97818 41483 931 (board bk) - Barefoot Books 1999 (alphabet)

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Multicultural Picture Books ages 0-11+ June 2010

Eileen Browne's choice

As a children’s author and illustrator, I delight in reading picture books and am particularly interested in those which portray a rich diversity of people and cultures.

This list is based on simple criteria, the most important of which being what engages children and holds their attention from the front cover to the back. They are all ‘a good read’.

The books are full-colour illustrated paperback fiction, published in the UK, unless otherwise stated. Titles known to be out of print are marked OP. They are often still available from libraries or can be found on line. If a book that you want is out of print, write to the publisher and ask if they are going to reprint it.

No part of this text/list may be sold in any form whatsoever.

Text/list is copyright © Eileen Browne 2009

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ABU ALI COUNTS HIS DONKEYS OP 4-7 yrsDorothy Van Workhoem & Harry Horse07445 68250 - Walker Books 1999 (+ counting 1-10/+ notes for parents)

ADVENTURES OF SUPER DIAPER BABY, THE 9-11+ yrsGeorge Beard and Harold Hutchins97804 39981 613 - Scholastic 2002 (comic strip/graphic novel/b&w illus)

ALL ABOUT ME 2-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11211 001 - Frances Lincoln 1992 97807 11215 382 (big bk) (non-fiction/photos)

ALL FALL DOWN 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 491 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

ALL MY FRIENDS 3-7 yrsGill Lobel & Jo Blake97818 70516 822 - Tamarind 2006

AMAZING GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch 97818 45077 495 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1991)97818 45074 142 - dual language Bengali + English ( 2005) Also in Gujarati, Panjabi, Urdu - (all with English)07112 13895 (big bk)97814 07112 398318 - (for teachers - Read and Respond) Scholastic - 2009

ANGEL JUST LIKE ME, AN 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying -Hwa Hu97818 45078 744 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1997)

ANIMAL BOOGIE, THE 2-7 yrsDebbie Harter 97819 05236 602 - Barefoot Books 2000 97819 05236 220 (pbk + CD)97818 46862 311 (hbk + CD)

APPLE PIP PRINCESS, THE 7-11 yrsJane Ray97818 46161 018 - Orchard Books 2008 (2007)

BABIES BATHTIME OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99904 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABIES EATING OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99920 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABY EARTH OP 5-10 yrsMichele Petit-Jean 08595 3958X (hbk) - Child's Play 1995

BABY NOISES 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell97818 70516 706 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY PLAYS 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell18705 16710 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY SAYS PEEKABOO! 0-2 yrs97814 05312 752 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2006 (non-fiction/photos)

BATHTIME - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97819 04618 140 (board bk) Picthall & Gunzi 2004 BABY'S DAY OP 2-7 yrsTrish Grant97814 06303 346 (board bk) - Walker Books 2007 (non-fiction/photos)

BEAR IN THE CAVE, THE 3-7 yrs Michael Rosen & Adrian Reynolds97807 47577 652 (hbk) - Bloomsbury Children’s Books 200797814 08801 475 (board bk) 97807 47577 867 (bk + CD) BEAR ON A BIKE 2-7 yrsStella Blackstone & Debbie Harter 97819 05236 985 - Barefoot Books 199897818 41483 740 (board bk)

BEDTIME! 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 939 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (2002) (non-fiction/photos)

BEING FRIENDS 7-11+ yrs Althea97807 13660 784 - A & C Black 2001 (1997) (non-fiction/photos) BEST MUM, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 624 - Tamarind 2003

BEST TOY, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 648 - Tamarind 2003

BET YOU CAN'T OP 3-5 yrsPenny Dale 07445 12255 - Walker Books 1986

BIG EYES, SCARY VOICE 4-7 yrsEdell Wignell & Carl Pearce97818 70516 884 - Tamarind 2008 BIG KATIE MORAG STORY BOOK, THE 4-9 yrsMari Hedderwick 97800 99720 317 - Red Fox (Random House) 2000 (1996)

BLOWING BUBBLES 2-4 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten 97805 21006 699 - Cambridge University Press 1996

BOO BARNEY OP 0-3 yrsAlex Ayliffe 18412 12091 (board bk) - Orchard Books 2000 BOOTS FOR A BRIDESMAID 6-10 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 303 - Tamarind 2003 (1995)

BRINGING THE RAIN TO KAPITI PLAIN 3-7 yrsVerna Aardema & Beatriz Vidal 97803 33351 642 - Macmillan 1986 (1981)

BUSY PLAYTIME 1-3 yrsRebecca Finn97814 05021 304 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Pan Macmillan) 2004 (novelty)

BUT MARTIN! 2-7 yrsJune Counsel & Neal Layton97805 52551 380 - Picture Corgi (Random House) 200505525 23127 - June Counsel & Carolyn Dinan - Picture Corgi (Transworld) 1984 OP

CAN YOU HEAR THE SEA? 3-7 yrsJudy Cumberbatch & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47576 655 - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2006

CAPTAIN COOL 3-8 yrsDamian Harvey & Rory Walker97807 49668 082 - Franklin Watts 2006

CARIBBEAN ANIMALS 3-8 yrsDawne Allette & Alan Baker97818 70516 679 - Tamarind 2004 (A-Z + non-fiction notes)

CARIBBEAN DOZEN, A - Poems from Caribbean Poets 7-11 yrsJohn Agard, Grace Nicols (Ed) & Cathie Felstead 97814 06309 522 - Walker Books 2007 (1994) (poetry)

CARRYING 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 304 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (1999) CLAP HANDS 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury 97814 06319 354 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

CLOTHES - A Very First Picture Book OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth 18596 74070 (hbk) - Anness Publishing/Lorenz Books 1997 (non-fiction/photos)

CLOUD TEA MONKEYS 7-11+ yrsMal Peet, Elspeth Graham & Juan Wjngaard97814 06300 925 (hbk) - Walker Books 2010

COLOURS - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97809 53778 584 (board bk) - Picthall & Gunzi 2004 (non-fiction/novelty)

COMING OF NIGHT, THE - A Yoruba Creation Myth 4-8 yrsJames Riorden & Jenny Stow 97807 11213 784 - Frances Lincoln 200097818 45074 548 (big bk)

CROSS WITH US RHINOCEROS, THE OP 4-7 yrsJohn Bush & Paul Geraghty 00995 98000 - Red Fox (Random House) 1999

DAVE AND THE TOOTH FAIRY 4-8 yrsVerna Wilkins and Paul Hunt 97818 70516 136 - Tamarind 1993

DUMPER TRUCK 1-3 yrsSue Hendra97802 30705 524 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2008 (novelty)

EAGLE OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 62206 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes)

EAT UP, GEMMA 2-7 yrsSarah Hayes & Jan Ormerod 97814 06306 705 - Walker Books 2007 (1988)

ELEPHANT OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 32957 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes) ELEPHANT'S PILLOW, THE - A Chinese Bedtime Story 5-9 yrsDiana Reynolds Roome & Jude Daly97818 45077 983 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (2003)

FAMILIES 1-8 yrsDebbie Bailey & Susan Huszar97815 50375 947 (hbk) - Annick Press (US) Ltd 1999 (non-fiction/photos)

FARMYARD JAMBOREE, THE 3-7 yrsMargaret Read Macdonald & Sophie Fatus97818 55765 344 - Barefoot Books 2005 (+CD + non-fiction notes)

FEELING GREAT! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrsJess Stockham97818 46430 480 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps) FEELING JEALOUS 6-11+ yrsAlthea 97807 13663 334 - A & C Black 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

FIND MY BOOTS! 1-3 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45073 381 (board bk) - Frances Lincoln 2004 (1996) (photos/flaps)

FIND OUT ABOUT THE BODY OP 5-10 yrsAnita Ganeri & Lesley Howling 05633 55433 - BBC Education 1994 (non-fiction + photos + teacher’s notes) 05634 64046 (big bk) FINISHED BEING FOUR OP 3-7 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Claire Pound 18705 16109 - Tamarind 1992 FIREMAN FERGUS OP 2-5 yrsMandy Ross & Emma Dodd 07214 21652 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81833 (board bk) FIRST WORDS OP 1-3 yrsMoira Butterfield & Julie Fisher 07214 28363 (board bk) - Ladybird 1998

FOOTPRINTS IN THE FOREST - A Chembakolli Story 7-11 yrsTaahra Ghazi & Eileen Browne97818 72502 588 - Action Aid 1999 (+ non-fiction notes)97818 72502 571 (big bk) FRUITS - A Caribbean Counting Poem 3-8 yrsValerie Bloom & David Axtell97803 33653 128 - Macmillan Children's Books 1997 (1992)

FULL, FULL, FULL OF LOVE 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Paul Howard 97818 44287 826 - Walker Books 2004 FURAHA MEANS HAPPY! - A Story With Swahili Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) - Chrysalis Children’s Books 2000 (1995) (English + Swahili)

GET DRESSED! Tray Plays OP 0-2 yrsLuana Rinaldo97814 05091 473 ( board bk) - Campbell Books 2007 (non-fiction/novelty) GIANT HICCUPS 3-7 yrsJaqui Farley & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 273 - Tamarind 1994 GIANT TURNIP, THE 2-7 yrsHenriette Barkow & Richard Johnson18526 97350 (Chinese & English) - Mantra 2001

GIVE ME MY YAM! OP 3-7 yrsJan Blake & Peter Melnyczuk 07445 48853 - Walker Books 1998 GLITTERY GARDEN OP 0-3 yrsHelen Stephens 03339 65329 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 2002

GLOBAL BABIES 0-5 yrsGlobal Fund for Children + several photographers97815 80891 745 (board bk) - Charlesbridge (USA) 2007 (non-fiction/photos) GOING TO SCHOOL 3-6 yrsGrace Hallworth & Richard Brown97805 21559 355 - Cambridge University Press 1996 GOOD NIGHT (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62786 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2000 (non-fiction/photos) GOTCHA SMILE, THE 3-7 yrsRita Philips Mitchell & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 825 - Orchard Books 1998 GRACE AND FAMILY 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch97818 45078 065 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995)97807 11221 925 (big bk) GRANDAD TREE, THE OP 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Sharon Wilson07445 78752 - Walker Books 2000 GRANDFATHER & I 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Omerod97801 40556 988 - Puffin 1995

GRANDMA’S SATURDAY SOUP 3-8 yrsSally Fraser & Derek Brazell97818 44449 347 - Mantra Lingua 2005 (dual language, German + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Chinese-simplified, Farsi, French, Gujariti, Hindi, Italien, Japanese, Panjabi, Patois, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) GRANDMOTHER & I OP 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Ormerod01400 56974 - Puffin 1995 GRANDMOTHERS' STORIES - Wise Women Tales From Many Cultures 6-11 yrsBurleigh Mutén & Siân Bailey97818 46860 102 (pbk + CD) - Barefoot Books 1999 (short stories) GREGORY COOL 6-9 yrsCaroline Binch97807 11208 902 - Frances Lincoln 1997 (1994)07112 15367 (big bk)

HAIR 2-8 yrsKate Petty & several photographers97818 45075 538 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/photos/map) HALALA MEANS WELCOME - A Story With Zulu Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) David Bennett Books (Chrysalis) 1995

HANDA'S HEN 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44598 155 - Walker Books 2002 (+counting 1-10)97807 44575 026 (hbk)97807 44575 026 (big bk)97818 44440 634 - Mantra Lingua 2004 (dual language,Chinese + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Croatian, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Portuguese, Russian, Shona, Somali, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) HANDA'S SURPRISE 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44536 348 - Walker Books 199497814 06307 511 (pbk + DVD - DVD includes Handa’s Hen)97807 44554 731 (big bk)97818 52694 722 - Mantra Lingua 2002 (dual language, Bengali + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) 97804 39945 202 - activities based on book - Scholastic (Read and Respond) 2007 (for Adults)

HAVE YOU EVER PICKED A DANDELION? OP 3-6 yrsHannah Roche & Pierre Pratt18408 90622 (card/spiral bound) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1998 (non-fiction)

HIC! OP 2-6 yrsSue Eaves03703 26458 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2003

HIDDEN TALES FROM EASTERN EUROPE 7-11 yrsAntonia Barber & Paul Hess97818 45071 479 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (short stories)

HOME IN THE SKY OP 3-11+ yrsJeannie Baker07445 78493 - Walker Books 2001 (1984)

HOME NOW 5-9 yrsLesley Beake & Karin Littlewood97818 45076 382 - Frances Lincoln 2006

HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, THE 2-6 yrsJenny Stow97818 45079 437 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (rhyme) HOW MANY? OP 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking07112 08026 - Frances Lincoln 1992 (non-fiction/counting/photos) HUE BOY OP 4-9 yrsRita Phillips Mitchell & Caroline Binch01405 63547 - Puffin 1992 I CAN CLAP! (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37773 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I CAN PLAY (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37781 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I DON'T EAT TOOTHPASTE ANYMORE 2-5 yrsKaren King & Lynne Willey9781870516 167 - Tamarind 1993

IF WE HAD A SAILBOAT 2-6 yrsJonathan Emmett & Adrian Reynolds97801 92725 585 - Oxford University Press 2006

IGNIS 4-9 yrsGina Wilson & P J Lynch97807 44594 058 - Walker Books 2002

I KNOW A SECRET OP 3-8 yrsSue Baker & Annie Kubler08595 33158 (hbk) - Child's Play 1988 (+ non-fiction/birth) IMRAN AND THE WATCH 3-7 yrsTony Bradman & Pricilla Lamont97805 21468 992 - Cambridge University Press 1996

IN A MINUTE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 04187 - Methuen (Egmont) 1990

IN THE BATH - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 382 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE GARDEN - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 399 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE WOODS - Guess Who’s Hiding? 2-5 yrsAna Martin Larranga97818 40893 243 (board bk) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1999 (novelty)

ISHTAR AND TAMMUZ - A Babylonian Myth of the Seasons 7-11 yrsChristopher Moore & Christina Balit97807 11210 998 - Francis Lincoln 1996

ISLAND COUNTING 1 2 3 2-6 yrsFrane Lessac97818 44282 463 - Walker Books 2005 (counting 1-10)97814 06312 225 (board bk)

I WISH TONIGHT OP 3-9 yrsLois Rock & Anne Wilson07459 42733 (hbk) - Lion Publishing 2000

JAMAICA AND BRIANNA OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian14052 09634 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1995)

JAMAICA'S FIND OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian04502 9372 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1986)

J IS FOR JAMAICA 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah & Prodeepta Das97818 45076 092 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/+ rhyme/photos)

KASPAR'S GREATEST DISCOVERY OP 4-9 yrsCampbell Paget & Reg Cartwright07112 11744 - Frances Lincoln 1997

KINTU'S MISTAKE 6-10 yrsRosalind Kerven & Matilda Harrison97815 75720 159 (hbk) - Raintree Interactive Library (USA) 1996

LAGHU THE CLEVER CROW 3-7 yrsBhavit Mehta & Carol Liddiment 97809 56118 301 - Saadhak Books 2009

LAO LAO OF DRAGON MOUNTAIN 7-11 yrsMargaret Bateson-Hill & Francesca Peliozzi (+ Chinese text - Manyee Wan)97818 40890 471 - Zero to Ten - Evans 1996 (+ paper cuts - Sha-Lui-Qu)

LENNY IN THE GARDEN 1-4 yrsKen Wilson-Max97818 45079 802 (hbk/card) - Frances Lincoln 2009 LEON AND BOB 2-7 yrsSimon James97814 06308 495 - Walker Books 2008 (1997)

LEOPARD'S DRUM, THE - An Asante tale from West Africa 3-7 yrsJessica Souhami07112 09073 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1995)07112 21472 (big bk)04390 18501 (Read and Respond) - Scholastic 2000 - for adults

LET'S FEED THE DUCKS 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 532 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S GO FOR A RIDE OP 3-7 yrs18534 5710 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S GO TO BED 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 556 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HAVE FUN 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 549 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HOP AND SKIP OP 1-4 yrs18543 45729 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S LOOK AT EYES OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT FEET OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92749 - Evans 2001 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT HANDS OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LEVERS OP 6-10 yrsChris Ollerenshaw & Pat Triggs07136 52306 - A & C Black 1991 (non-fiction/photos) LIMA'S RED HOT CHILLI 2-7 yrsDavid Mills & Derek Brazell 97818 52694 258 - Mantra 1997 (dual language, Somali + English) Also in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Japanese, Khymer, Korean, Panjabi, Polish, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, & Yoruba - all with English18526 94297 (big bk) - English18526 95048 / 56 (big bk) - Bengali + English / Urdu + English

LITTLE INCHKIN 4-8 yrsFiona French97818 45070 090 - (big bk) Frances Lincoln 2004 (1994)

LOOK OUT FOR STRANGERS and those that you know OP 3-8 yrsPaul Humphrey, Alex Ramay & Colin King02375 25453 - Evans 1994 (non-fiction/photos) LUCY'S DAY TRIP OP 4-7 yrsJennifer Northway07497 0957X - Mammoth (Egmont 1991)

LULU LOVES THE LIBRARY 2-5 yrsAnna McQuinn & Rosalind Beardshaw97818 70516 426 (hbk) - Alanna Books 2006 97809 55199 875 (board bk)97809 55199 802 - pbk + multi language CD

MAGIC PAINTBRUSH, THE 3-8 yrsJulia Donaldson & Joel Stewart97803 33964 439 - Macmillan 2002

MARTY MONSTER 4-7 yrsMalorie Blackman & Pamela Venus97818 70516 426 - Tamarind 1999

MARY HAD A DINOSAUR 3-6 yrsEileen Browne & Ruth Rivers97802 37533 375 - Evans 200797802 37533 410 (hbk)

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB OP 0-3 yrsSam Childs00918 92961 (board bk) - Hutchinson 2003 (nursery rhyme) MAX LOVES SUNFLOWERS 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86804 139 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1997)

MAX'S MONEY 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 266 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX'S LETTER 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 259 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX PAINTS THE HOUSE 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 372 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 2000 (1993) MAX'S STARRY NIGHT 3-6 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 532 - Hyperion Books (USA) 2001

MIA'S STORY 5-9 yrsMichael Foreman97814 06305 333 - Walker Books 2006 97818 44282 784 (hbk)

MIKI 2-7 yrsStephen Mackey97803 40950 654 - Hodder Children’s Books 2009

MOONBIRD 6-10 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Jane Ray97805 52550 031 - Corgi (Random House) 2006

MOUNTAINS OF TIBET, THE 3-8 yrsMordacai Gerstein97818 98000 549 - Barefoot Books 1993

MS MACDONALD HAS A CLASS OP 2-7 yrsJan Ormerod00995 16519 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998 (rhyming text) MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS 5-10 yrsJohn Steptoe097801 40559 460 - Puffin 1987

MUM CAN FIX IT OP 4-9 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins18705 1601X - Tamarind Books 1987

MUM'S LATE 2-6 yrsElizabeth Hawkins & Pamela Venus97818 70516 402 - Tamarind 1999

MY BIG BROTHER JJ 3-7 yrsOdette Elliott & Patrice Aggs97818 48530 072 - Tamarind Books 2009 MY COLOURFUL DAY OP 2-5 yrsLaura Dollin & Amelia Rosato07497 41872 - My World (Egmont) 2000

MY DADDY 0-2 yrsMike Jolley & Emma Dodd97819 04513 711 (board bk) - Templar 2009 (novelty) MY DOG OP 1-4 yrsJune Crebbin & Russell Ayto07445 8308X - Walker Books 2001

MY FIRST ABC 2-5 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45077 426 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) (non-fiction/photos)

MY FIRST SIGNS 1-4 yrsAnnie Kubler97819 04550 040 (board bk) - Child’s Play 2004 (non-fiction + sign language)

MY PLAYTIME (Buggy Buddies) OP 0-2 yrs03339 04303 (board bk)Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (novelty)

MY TWO GRANNIES 3-8 yrsFloella Benjamin & Margaret Chamberlain97818 47800343 - Frances Lincoln 200797818 45076 436 (hbk) NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE 6-10 yrsAnna Perera & Carl Pearce97818 70516 778 - Tamarind 2006

NO DINNER! - The Story of the Old Woman and the Pumpkin 2-7 yrsJessica Souhami97818 45078 188 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1999)

NURSE NANCY OP 2-5 yrsRonne Randall & Emma Dodd07214 21644 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81841 (board bk)

ODDLY 2-7 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Patrick Benson97818 44280 032 (hbk) - Walker Books 2009

ONE, TWO, SKIP A FEW - First Number Rhymes 3-6 yrsRoberta Arenson (illus)97818 41482 194 - Barefoot Books 1998 (rhymes)18414 82196 (big bk)

1 2 3 OP 1-5 yrsJan Pienkowski04348 02816 (board bk) - Mammoth (Egmont) 1998 (non-fiction 1-10) OSCAR'S HALF BIRTHDAY 2-8 yrsBob Graham97814 06306 866 - Walker books 2008 (2005)

PATCHWORK QUILT, THE 6-10 yrsValerie Flournoy & Jerry Pinkney97808 03700 970 (hbk) - Puffin USA 1985

PEEK-A-BOO! 1-4 yrsJan Ormerod97803 70324 241 (board bk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 1997 (novelty/flaps) PEEK-A-BOO! OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth18596 74100 (hbk) - Lorenz Books (Anness Publishing) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) PEEKABOO, HELLO YOU OP 0-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett14050 53828 (board bk) Campbell Books 2006 (novelty)

PEEPO BABY! 1-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett97814 05088 787 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2006 (flaps)

PICNIC FARM OP 1-6 yrsChristine Morton & Sarah Barringer03336 83617 - Macmillan 1998

PLAYTIME (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62808 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002

PRINCESS GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying-Hwa Hu97618 45075 323 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2007

PURRFECT! 2-6 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus97818 70516 860 - Tamarind 2008 PUZZLE JOURNEY INTO SPACE - Usborne Young Puzzles 6-10 yrsLesley Sims & Annabel Spenceley97807 46017 159 - Usborne Publishing 1995

RAINBOW HOUSE OP 4-8 yrsVivian French & Biz Hull18705 16443 - Tamarind Books 1999

RAMA'S RETURN OP 4-9 yrsLisa Bruce & Katja Bandlow00994 39395 - Red Fox (Random House) 2003 (+ non-fiction notes)

RASTAMOUSE AND DA BAG - A BLING 6-10 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 849 - Little Roots 2006 (2005)

RASTAMOUSE AND THE CRUCIAL PLAN 4-8 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 818 - Little Roots 2005 (2003)

RATA-PATA-SCATA-FATA - A Caribbean Story OP 3-7 yrsPhillis Gershator & Holly Meade97819 32065 947 - Star Bright Books (USA) 2005 (1994)

ROSA AND GALILEO 4-9 yrsAnne Cotringer & Lizzie Finlay97800 99439 738 - Flying Foxes (Random House) 2003 (+non-fiction notes) ROSIE'S FIRST BALLET LESSON OP 5-8 yrsSusan Hampshire & Maria Theresa Meloni07497 30234 - Mammoth (Egmont) 199697800 60264 666 - Harper Collins (USA) 1996 as ROSIE’S BALLET SLIPPERS OP

ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT 1-3 yrsAnnie Kubler97808 59536 585 (board bk) - Childs Play 2003 (rhyming text) SAFE PLACE, A 2-7 yrsLucy Marcovitch & Jo Blake97818 70516 754 - Tamarind Books 2005

SAM'S DUCK OP 4-8 yrsMichael Morpugo & Keith Bowen00066 46255 - Picture Lions (Harper Collins) 1997

SAY GOODNIGHT 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 484 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

SILVER SHOES 4-8 yrsCaroline Binch 97818 45074 715 - Frances Lincoln 2005 (2001)

SKIP ACROSS THE OCEAN 2-7 yrsFloella Benjamin & Sheila Moxley97818 45077 884 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) ('worldwide' nursery rhymes) SLEEP TIGHT 2-5 yrsGrace Hallworth & Lisa Kopper97805 21477 017 - Cambridge University Press 1996

SLEEPYHEAD OP 2-5 yrsNicola Smee03339 02696 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2001 (rhyming text/novelty)18526 909 5X / 68 / 76 - Mantra Lingua 2003 (dual language, Bengali / Panjabi / Urdu, all with English)

SMILING 3-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 243 - Zero to Ten (Evans) non- fiction/photos SOMETHING SPECIAL 3-7 yrsNicola Moon & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 788 - Orchard Books 1995 SO MUCH 2-6 yrsTrish Cooke & Helen Oxenbury97814 06306 651 - Walker Books 2008 (1994)

SOUTH AFRICAN ANIMALS 4-11+ yrsLindiwe Mabuza & Alan Baker97818 70516 853 - Tamarind 2007 (A-Z + non-fiction notes) SOUTH AND NORTH, EAST AND WEST OP 7-11 yrsMichael Rosen & 22 illustrators07445 43665 - Walker Books 1995 (short stories)

SPIDER WEAVER, THE - A Legend of Kente Cloth OP 8-11 yrsMargaret Musgrove & Julia Cairns05909 87941 - Scholastic Inc 2001

SPLASH! SPLASH! 1-4 yrsGina Ford & Rosalinda Kightley97803 85612 876 (board bk) - Doubleday (Random House) 2008 ( novelty) STORY OF THE CREATION, THE 4-9 yrsJane Ray97818 52139 483 - Orchard Books 1992

SUN SLICES, MOON SLICES OP 2-7 yrsAdele Geras & Karin Littlewood05901 95778 - Little Hippo (Scholastic) 1998

TALES TOLD IN TENTS - Stories From Central Asia 8-11+ yearsSally Pomme Clayton & Sophie Herxheimer97818 45072 780 - Frances Lincoln 200497818 45070 663 (hbk)

TELLING THE TRUTH 6-10 yrsAlthea, Charlie Best & Conny Jude97807 13660 760 - A & C Black 1997 non-fiction/+photos

THAT'S MY MUM 5-9 yrsHenriette Barkow & Derek Brazell97818 52696 283 - Mantra Lingua 2001 (dual language, Czech + English) Also in Bengali, Farsi, Gujarati, Panjabi, Portuguese, Somali, Swahali Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba (all with English)

THAT’S NOT MY BABY 0-3 yrsFiona Watt & Rachel Wells97814 09506 263 (board bk) - Usborne 2009 (novelty/touch/mirror) THERE WERE TEN IN THE BED 3-6 yrsAnnie Kubler (illus)97808 59538 978 - Child's Play 2001 (nursery song/novelty) THINGS TO DO AT THE SEASIDE 2-7 yrsPaul Humphrey & Chris Fairclough97807 49668 556 - Franklin Watts 2006 (non-fiction/photos) THIS IS THE TREE 3-7 yrsMiriam Moss & Adrienne Kennaway97807 11214 910 - Frances Lincoln 2000

THROUGH MY WINDOW 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne97818 45078 935 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1986)

TICKLE, TICKLE 1-4 yrsDakari Hru & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47565 628 (board bk) - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2004

TICKLE, TICKLE 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 477 - (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

TIGER OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries07445 63550 - Walker Books 1992 (+ non-fiction notes)07445 62252 (hbk)

TIGER CHILD, THE - A Folktale from India 3-8 yrsJoanna Troughton97801 40382 389 - Puffin 1996

TIGER DREAMS 2-7yrsGerald Rose & Jean Glasberg97805 21559 706 - Cambridge University Press 1996

TIME TO GET UP 3-6 yrsGill McLean & Lynne Willey97818 70516 112 - Tamarind 1992

TODDLEROBICS, ANIMAL FUN OP 1-4 yrsZita Newcombe07445 7787X - Walker Books 1999

TOO MUCH TALK OP 3-7 yrsAngela Shelf Medearis & Stefano Vitale07445 4775X - Walker Books 1995

TORTOISE'S DREAM - A Folktale from Africa OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06713 - Puffin 1994 (1980)

TOYS - Touch and Feel OP 1-3 yrsAndy Crawford & Steve Gorton07513 3958X (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/novelty) TURTLE AND THE ISLAND, THE - A Folktale from Papua New Guinea 3-7 yrsBarbara Ker Wilson & Franne Lessac97807 11206 977 - Frances Lincoln 1991

TUCKING IN! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrs Jess Stockham97818 46430 466 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps)

UNDER THE MOON & OVER THE SEA - A Collection of Caribbean Poems 8-11+ yrs ed: John Agard & Grace Nichols + 5 illustrators97814 06309 591 - Walker Books 2007 (2002) (poetry) VERY HOT DAY, A 2-6 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten97805 21634 564 (big bk) - Cambridge University Press 1996 WAIT AND SEE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 03512 - Methuen (Egmont) 1988

WASHING 4-7 yrsGwyneth Swain97818 40893 922 - Evans (Small World) 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

WATER WITCHER 4-8 yrsJan Ormerod97819 21272 165 - Little Hare (Australia) 2008 (2006) WE ARE BRITAIN 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah 97807 11219 021- Frances Lincoln 2002 (non-fiction/photos/poetry) WE'RE GOING ON A LION HUNT 2-7 yrsDavid Axtell97803 33741 498 - Macmillan 1999

WHAT ABOUT ME? OP 1-4 yrsHelen Stephens07513 6245X - Dorling Kindersley 1999

WHAT COLOUR? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45076 795 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S HAPPENING? - DEATH OP 6-11 yrs07502 13795 - Hodder Wayland (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S INSIDE? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11210 547 - Frances Lincoln 1996 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S IN THE PAN MAN? 3-7 yrsPauline Stewart and Alex Ayliffe97803 70325 835 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2002

WHAT'S UNDER THE BED? 4-9 yrsMick Manning & Brita Granstrom97807 49656 850 - Franklin Watts 1997 (non-fiction) WHEELS OP 5-9 yrsShirley Hughes07445 63755 - Walker Books 1991

WHEN I'M A GROWN-UP 2-6 yrsAnne Faundez & Katherine Lucas9781845383 084 - QED Publishing 2004

WHEN THE WORLD BEGAN - Stories Collected in Ethiopia OP 7-11 yrsElizabeth Laird & 4 illustrators01927 41896 - Oxford University Press 2000

WHOEVER YOU ARE 3-7 yrsMem Fox & Leslie Staub97801 52060 305 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (USA) 2006 (1997) (non-fiction)97801 52060 664 - board bk97801 52058 913 - dual language, Spanish + English

WHOSE BIRTHDAY IS IT? 3-8 yrsSherryl Clark & Jan Smith97807 49647 094 - Franklin Watts (Hopscotch) 2002

WHO'S IN OUR STREET? OP 5-10 yrsJan Ormerod00992 62894 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998

WIZARD PUNCHKIN, THE - A Folktale from India OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06764 - Puffin (1982) 1994

YEAR IN THE CITY, THE 5-10 yrsKathy Henderson & Paul Howard97814 06309 652 - Walker Books 2007 (1996)

YOUNG INFERNO, THE 10-11+ yearsJohn Agard & Satoshi Kitamura97818 45077 693 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2008 (poetry/b&w illus)

ZOE AND HER ZEBRA 2-7 yrsClare Beaton97818 41483 931 (board bk) - Barefoot Books 1999 (alphabet)

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Multicultural Picture Books ages 0-11+ June 2010

Eileen Browne's choice

As a children’s author and illustrator, I delight in reading picture books and am particularly interested in those which portray a rich diversity of people and cultures.

This list is based on simple criteria, the most important of which being what engages children and holds their attention from the front cover to the back. They are all ‘a good read’.

The books are full-colour illustrated paperback fiction, published in the UK, unless otherwise stated. Titles known to be out of print are marked OP. They are often still available from libraries or can be found on line. If a book that you want is out of print, write to the publisher and ask if they are going to reprint it.

No part of this text/list may be sold in any form whatsoever.

Text/list is copyright © Eileen Browne 2009

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ABU ALI COUNTS HIS DONKEYS OP 4-7 yrsDorothy Van Workhoem & Harry Horse07445 68250 - Walker Books 1999 (+ counting 1-10/+ notes for parents)

ADVENTURES OF SUPER DIAPER BABY, THE 9-11+ yrsGeorge Beard and Harold Hutchins97804 39981 613 - Scholastic 2002 (comic strip/graphic novel/b&w illus)

ALL ABOUT ME 2-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11211 001 - Frances Lincoln 1992 97807 11215 382 (big bk) (non-fiction/photos)

ALL FALL DOWN 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 491 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

ALL MY FRIENDS 3-7 yrsGill Lobel & Jo Blake97818 70516 822 - Tamarind 2006

AMAZING GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch 97818 45077 495 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1991)97818 45074 142 - dual language Bengali + English ( 2005) Also in Gujarati, Panjabi, Urdu - (all with English)07112 13895 (big bk)97814 07112 398318 - (for teachers - Read and Respond) Scholastic - 2009

ANGEL JUST LIKE ME, AN 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying -Hwa Hu97818 45078 744 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1997)

ANIMAL BOOGIE, THE 2-7 yrsDebbie Harter 97819 05236 602 - Barefoot Books 2000 97819 05236 220 (pbk + CD)97818 46862 311 (hbk + CD)

APPLE PIP PRINCESS, THE 7-11 yrsJane Ray97818 46161 018 - Orchard Books 2008 (2007)

BABIES BATHTIME OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99904 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABIES EATING OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99920 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABY EARTH OP 5-10 yrsMichele Petit-Jean 08595 3958X (hbk) - Child's Play 1995

BABY NOISES 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell97818 70516 706 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY PLAYS 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell18705 16710 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY SAYS PEEKABOO! 0-2 yrs97814 05312 752 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2006 (non-fiction/photos)

BATHTIME - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97819 04618 140 (board bk) Picthall & Gunzi 2004 BABY'S DAY OP 2-7 yrsTrish Grant97814 06303 346 (board bk) - Walker Books 2007 (non-fiction/photos)

BEAR IN THE CAVE, THE 3-7 yrs Michael Rosen & Adrian Reynolds97807 47577 652 (hbk) - Bloomsbury Children’s Books 200797814 08801 475 (board bk) 97807 47577 867 (bk + CD) BEAR ON A BIKE 2-7 yrsStella Blackstone & Debbie Harter 97819 05236 985 - Barefoot Books 199897818 41483 740 (board bk)

BEDTIME! 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 939 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (2002) (non-fiction/photos)

BEING FRIENDS 7-11+ yrs Althea97807 13660 784 - A & C Black 2001 (1997) (non-fiction/photos) BEST MUM, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 624 - Tamarind 2003

BEST TOY, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 648 - Tamarind 2003

BET YOU CAN'T OP 3-5 yrsPenny Dale 07445 12255 - Walker Books 1986

BIG EYES, SCARY VOICE 4-7 yrsEdell Wignell & Carl Pearce97818 70516 884 - Tamarind 2008 BIG KATIE MORAG STORY BOOK, THE 4-9 yrsMari Hedderwick 97800 99720 317 - Red Fox (Random House) 2000 (1996)

BLOWING BUBBLES 2-4 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten 97805 21006 699 - Cambridge University Press 1996

BOO BARNEY OP 0-3 yrsAlex Ayliffe 18412 12091 (board bk) - Orchard Books 2000 BOOTS FOR A BRIDESMAID 6-10 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 303 - Tamarind 2003 (1995)

BRINGING THE RAIN TO KAPITI PLAIN 3-7 yrsVerna Aardema & Beatriz Vidal 97803 33351 642 - Macmillan 1986 (1981)

BUSY PLAYTIME 1-3 yrsRebecca Finn97814 05021 304 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Pan Macmillan) 2004 (novelty)

BUT MARTIN! 2-7 yrsJune Counsel & Neal Layton97805 52551 380 - Picture Corgi (Random House) 200505525 23127 - June Counsel & Carolyn Dinan - Picture Corgi (Transworld) 1984 OP

CAN YOU HEAR THE SEA? 3-7 yrsJudy Cumberbatch & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47576 655 - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2006

CAPTAIN COOL 3-8 yrsDamian Harvey & Rory Walker97807 49668 082 - Franklin Watts 2006

CARIBBEAN ANIMALS 3-8 yrsDawne Allette & Alan Baker97818 70516 679 - Tamarind 2004 (A-Z + non-fiction notes)

CARIBBEAN DOZEN, A - Poems from Caribbean Poets 7-11 yrsJohn Agard, Grace Nicols (Ed) & Cathie Felstead 97814 06309 522 - Walker Books 2007 (1994) (poetry)

CARRYING 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 304 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (1999) CLAP HANDS 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury 97814 06319 354 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

CLOTHES - A Very First Picture Book OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth 18596 74070 (hbk) - Anness Publishing/Lorenz Books 1997 (non-fiction/photos)

CLOUD TEA MONKEYS 7-11+ yrsMal Peet, Elspeth Graham & Juan Wjngaard97814 06300 925 (hbk) - Walker Books 2010

COLOURS - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97809 53778 584 (board bk) - Picthall & Gunzi 2004 (non-fiction/novelty)

COMING OF NIGHT, THE - A Yoruba Creation Myth 4-8 yrsJames Riorden & Jenny Stow 97807 11213 784 - Frances Lincoln 200097818 45074 548 (big bk)

CROSS WITH US RHINOCEROS, THE OP 4-7 yrsJohn Bush & Paul Geraghty 00995 98000 - Red Fox (Random House) 1999

DAVE AND THE TOOTH FAIRY 4-8 yrsVerna Wilkins and Paul Hunt 97818 70516 136 - Tamarind 1993

DUMPER TRUCK 1-3 yrsSue Hendra97802 30705 524 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2008 (novelty)

EAGLE OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 62206 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes)

EAT UP, GEMMA 2-7 yrsSarah Hayes & Jan Ormerod 97814 06306 705 - Walker Books 2007 (1988)

ELEPHANT OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 32957 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes) ELEPHANT'S PILLOW, THE - A Chinese Bedtime Story 5-9 yrsDiana Reynolds Roome & Jude Daly97818 45077 983 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (2003)

FAMILIES 1-8 yrsDebbie Bailey & Susan Huszar97815 50375 947 (hbk) - Annick Press (US) Ltd 1999 (non-fiction/photos)

FARMYARD JAMBOREE, THE 3-7 yrsMargaret Read Macdonald & Sophie Fatus97818 55765 344 - Barefoot Books 2005 (+CD + non-fiction notes)

FEELING GREAT! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrsJess Stockham97818 46430 480 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps) FEELING JEALOUS 6-11+ yrsAlthea 97807 13663 334 - A & C Black 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

FIND MY BOOTS! 1-3 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45073 381 (board bk) - Frances Lincoln 2004 (1996) (photos/flaps)

FIND OUT ABOUT THE BODY OP 5-10 yrsAnita Ganeri & Lesley Howling 05633 55433 - BBC Education 1994 (non-fiction + photos + teacher’s notes) 05634 64046 (big bk) FINISHED BEING FOUR OP 3-7 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Claire Pound 18705 16109 - Tamarind 1992 FIREMAN FERGUS OP 2-5 yrsMandy Ross & Emma Dodd 07214 21652 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81833 (board bk) FIRST WORDS OP 1-3 yrsMoira Butterfield & Julie Fisher 07214 28363 (board bk) - Ladybird 1998

FOOTPRINTS IN THE FOREST - A Chembakolli Story 7-11 yrsTaahra Ghazi & Eileen Browne97818 72502 588 - Action Aid 1999 (+ non-fiction notes)97818 72502 571 (big bk) FRUITS - A Caribbean Counting Poem 3-8 yrsValerie Bloom & David Axtell97803 33653 128 - Macmillan Children's Books 1997 (1992)

FULL, FULL, FULL OF LOVE 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Paul Howard 97818 44287 826 - Walker Books 2004 FURAHA MEANS HAPPY! - A Story With Swahili Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) - Chrysalis Children’s Books 2000 (1995) (English + Swahili)

GET DRESSED! Tray Plays OP 0-2 yrsLuana Rinaldo97814 05091 473 ( board bk) - Campbell Books 2007 (non-fiction/novelty) GIANT HICCUPS 3-7 yrsJaqui Farley & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 273 - Tamarind 1994 GIANT TURNIP, THE 2-7 yrsHenriette Barkow & Richard Johnson18526 97350 (Chinese & English) - Mantra 2001

GIVE ME MY YAM! OP 3-7 yrsJan Blake & Peter Melnyczuk 07445 48853 - Walker Books 1998 GLITTERY GARDEN OP 0-3 yrsHelen Stephens 03339 65329 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 2002

GLOBAL BABIES 0-5 yrsGlobal Fund for Children + several photographers97815 80891 745 (board bk) - Charlesbridge (USA) 2007 (non-fiction/photos) GOING TO SCHOOL 3-6 yrsGrace Hallworth & Richard Brown97805 21559 355 - Cambridge University Press 1996 GOOD NIGHT (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62786 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2000 (non-fiction/photos) GOTCHA SMILE, THE 3-7 yrsRita Philips Mitchell & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 825 - Orchard Books 1998 GRACE AND FAMILY 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch97818 45078 065 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995)97807 11221 925 (big bk) GRANDAD TREE, THE OP 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Sharon Wilson07445 78752 - Walker Books 2000 GRANDFATHER & I 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Omerod97801 40556 988 - Puffin 1995

GRANDMA’S SATURDAY SOUP 3-8 yrsSally Fraser & Derek Brazell97818 44449 347 - Mantra Lingua 2005 (dual language, German + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Chinese-simplified, Farsi, French, Gujariti, Hindi, Italien, Japanese, Panjabi, Patois, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) GRANDMOTHER & I OP 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Ormerod01400 56974 - Puffin 1995 GRANDMOTHERS' STORIES - Wise Women Tales From Many Cultures 6-11 yrsBurleigh Mutén & Siân Bailey97818 46860 102 (pbk + CD) - Barefoot Books 1999 (short stories) GREGORY COOL 6-9 yrsCaroline Binch97807 11208 902 - Frances Lincoln 1997 (1994)07112 15367 (big bk)

HAIR 2-8 yrsKate Petty & several photographers97818 45075 538 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/photos/map) HALALA MEANS WELCOME - A Story With Zulu Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) David Bennett Books (Chrysalis) 1995

HANDA'S HEN 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44598 155 - Walker Books 2002 (+counting 1-10)97807 44575 026 (hbk)97807 44575 026 (big bk)97818 44440 634 - Mantra Lingua 2004 (dual language,Chinese + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Croatian, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Portuguese, Russian, Shona, Somali, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) HANDA'S SURPRISE 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44536 348 - Walker Books 199497814 06307 511 (pbk + DVD - DVD includes Handa’s Hen)97807 44554 731 (big bk)97818 52694 722 - Mantra Lingua 2002 (dual language, Bengali + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) 97804 39945 202 - activities based on book - Scholastic (Read and Respond) 2007 (for Adults)

HAVE YOU EVER PICKED A DANDELION? OP 3-6 yrsHannah Roche & Pierre Pratt18408 90622 (card/spiral bound) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1998 (non-fiction)

HIC! OP 2-6 yrsSue Eaves03703 26458 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2003

HIDDEN TALES FROM EASTERN EUROPE 7-11 yrsAntonia Barber & Paul Hess97818 45071 479 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (short stories)

HOME IN THE SKY OP 3-11+ yrsJeannie Baker07445 78493 - Walker Books 2001 (1984)

HOME NOW 5-9 yrsLesley Beake & Karin Littlewood97818 45076 382 - Frances Lincoln 2006

HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, THE 2-6 yrsJenny Stow97818 45079 437 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (rhyme) HOW MANY? OP 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking07112 08026 - Frances Lincoln 1992 (non-fiction/counting/photos) HUE BOY OP 4-9 yrsRita Phillips Mitchell & Caroline Binch01405 63547 - Puffin 1992 I CAN CLAP! (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37773 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I CAN PLAY (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37781 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I DON'T EAT TOOTHPASTE ANYMORE 2-5 yrsKaren King & Lynne Willey9781870516 167 - Tamarind 1993

IF WE HAD A SAILBOAT 2-6 yrsJonathan Emmett & Adrian Reynolds97801 92725 585 - Oxford University Press 2006

IGNIS 4-9 yrsGina Wilson & P J Lynch97807 44594 058 - Walker Books 2002

I KNOW A SECRET OP 3-8 yrsSue Baker & Annie Kubler08595 33158 (hbk) - Child's Play 1988 (+ non-fiction/birth) IMRAN AND THE WATCH 3-7 yrsTony Bradman & Pricilla Lamont97805 21468 992 - Cambridge University Press 1996

IN A MINUTE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 04187 - Methuen (Egmont) 1990

IN THE BATH - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 382 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE GARDEN - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 399 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE WOODS - Guess Who’s Hiding? 2-5 yrsAna Martin Larranga97818 40893 243 (board bk) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1999 (novelty)

ISHTAR AND TAMMUZ - A Babylonian Myth of the Seasons 7-11 yrsChristopher Moore & Christina Balit97807 11210 998 - Francis Lincoln 1996

ISLAND COUNTING 1 2 3 2-6 yrsFrane Lessac97818 44282 463 - Walker Books 2005 (counting 1-10)97814 06312 225 (board bk)

I WISH TONIGHT OP 3-9 yrsLois Rock & Anne Wilson07459 42733 (hbk) - Lion Publishing 2000

JAMAICA AND BRIANNA OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian14052 09634 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1995)

JAMAICA'S FIND OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian04502 9372 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1986)

J IS FOR JAMAICA 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah & Prodeepta Das97818 45076 092 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/+ rhyme/photos)

KASPAR'S GREATEST DISCOVERY OP 4-9 yrsCampbell Paget & Reg Cartwright07112 11744 - Frances Lincoln 1997

KINTU'S MISTAKE 6-10 yrsRosalind Kerven & Matilda Harrison97815 75720 159 (hbk) - Raintree Interactive Library (USA) 1996

LAGHU THE CLEVER CROW 3-7 yrsBhavit Mehta & Carol Liddiment 97809 56118 301 - Saadhak Books 2009

LAO LAO OF DRAGON MOUNTAIN 7-11 yrsMargaret Bateson-Hill & Francesca Peliozzi (+ Chinese text - Manyee Wan)97818 40890 471 - Zero to Ten - Evans 1996 (+ paper cuts - Sha-Lui-Qu)

LENNY IN THE GARDEN 1-4 yrsKen Wilson-Max97818 45079 802 (hbk/card) - Frances Lincoln 2009 LEON AND BOB 2-7 yrsSimon James97814 06308 495 - Walker Books 2008 (1997)

LEOPARD'S DRUM, THE - An Asante tale from West Africa 3-7 yrsJessica Souhami07112 09073 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1995)07112 21472 (big bk)04390 18501 (Read and Respond) - Scholastic 2000 - for adults

LET'S FEED THE DUCKS 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 532 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S GO FOR A RIDE OP 3-7 yrs18534 5710 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S GO TO BED 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 556 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HAVE FUN 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 549 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HOP AND SKIP OP 1-4 yrs18543 45729 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S LOOK AT EYES OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT FEET OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92749 - Evans 2001 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT HANDS OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LEVERS OP 6-10 yrsChris Ollerenshaw & Pat Triggs07136 52306 - A & C Black 1991 (non-fiction/photos) LIMA'S RED HOT CHILLI 2-7 yrsDavid Mills & Derek Brazell 97818 52694 258 - Mantra 1997 (dual language, Somali + English) Also in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Japanese, Khymer, Korean, Panjabi, Polish, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, & Yoruba - all with English18526 94297 (big bk) - English18526 95048 / 56 (big bk) - Bengali + English / Urdu + English

LITTLE INCHKIN 4-8 yrsFiona French97818 45070 090 - (big bk) Frances Lincoln 2004 (1994)

LOOK OUT FOR STRANGERS and those that you know OP 3-8 yrsPaul Humphrey, Alex Ramay & Colin King02375 25453 - Evans 1994 (non-fiction/photos) LUCY'S DAY TRIP OP 4-7 yrsJennifer Northway07497 0957X - Mammoth (Egmont 1991)

LULU LOVES THE LIBRARY 2-5 yrsAnna McQuinn & Rosalind Beardshaw97818 70516 426 (hbk) - Alanna Books 2006 97809 55199 875 (board bk)97809 55199 802 - pbk + multi language CD

MAGIC PAINTBRUSH, THE 3-8 yrsJulia Donaldson & Joel Stewart97803 33964 439 - Macmillan 2002

MARTY MONSTER 4-7 yrsMalorie Blackman & Pamela Venus97818 70516 426 - Tamarind 1999

MARY HAD A DINOSAUR 3-6 yrsEileen Browne & Ruth Rivers97802 37533 375 - Evans 200797802 37533 410 (hbk)

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB OP 0-3 yrsSam Childs00918 92961 (board bk) - Hutchinson 2003 (nursery rhyme) MAX LOVES SUNFLOWERS 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86804 139 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1997)

MAX'S MONEY 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 266 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX'S LETTER 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 259 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX PAINTS THE HOUSE 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 372 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 2000 (1993) MAX'S STARRY NIGHT 3-6 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 532 - Hyperion Books (USA) 2001

MIA'S STORY 5-9 yrsMichael Foreman97814 06305 333 - Walker Books 2006 97818 44282 784 (hbk)

MIKI 2-7 yrsStephen Mackey97803 40950 654 - Hodder Children’s Books 2009

MOONBIRD 6-10 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Jane Ray97805 52550 031 - Corgi (Random House) 2006

MOUNTAINS OF TIBET, THE 3-8 yrsMordacai Gerstein97818 98000 549 - Barefoot Books 1993

MS MACDONALD HAS A CLASS OP 2-7 yrsJan Ormerod00995 16519 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998 (rhyming text) MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS 5-10 yrsJohn Steptoe097801 40559 460 - Puffin 1987

MUM CAN FIX IT OP 4-9 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins18705 1601X - Tamarind Books 1987

MUM'S LATE 2-6 yrsElizabeth Hawkins & Pamela Venus97818 70516 402 - Tamarind 1999

MY BIG BROTHER JJ 3-7 yrsOdette Elliott & Patrice Aggs97818 48530 072 - Tamarind Books 2009 MY COLOURFUL DAY OP 2-5 yrsLaura Dollin & Amelia Rosato07497 41872 - My World (Egmont) 2000

MY DADDY 0-2 yrsMike Jolley & Emma Dodd97819 04513 711 (board bk) - Templar 2009 (novelty) MY DOG OP 1-4 yrsJune Crebbin & Russell Ayto07445 8308X - Walker Books 2001

MY FIRST ABC 2-5 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45077 426 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) (non-fiction/photos)

MY FIRST SIGNS 1-4 yrsAnnie Kubler97819 04550 040 (board bk) - Child’s Play 2004 (non-fiction + sign language)

MY PLAYTIME (Buggy Buddies) OP 0-2 yrs03339 04303 (board bk)Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (novelty)

MY TWO GRANNIES 3-8 yrsFloella Benjamin & Margaret Chamberlain97818 47800343 - Frances Lincoln 200797818 45076 436 (hbk) NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE 6-10 yrsAnna Perera & Carl Pearce97818 70516 778 - Tamarind 2006

NO DINNER! - The Story of the Old Woman and the Pumpkin 2-7 yrsJessica Souhami97818 45078 188 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1999)

NURSE NANCY OP 2-5 yrsRonne Randall & Emma Dodd07214 21644 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81841 (board bk)

ODDLY 2-7 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Patrick Benson97818 44280 032 (hbk) - Walker Books 2009

ONE, TWO, SKIP A FEW - First Number Rhymes 3-6 yrsRoberta Arenson (illus)97818 41482 194 - Barefoot Books 1998 (rhymes)18414 82196 (big bk)

1 2 3 OP 1-5 yrsJan Pienkowski04348 02816 (board bk) - Mammoth (Egmont) 1998 (non-fiction 1-10) OSCAR'S HALF BIRTHDAY 2-8 yrsBob Graham97814 06306 866 - Walker books 2008 (2005)

PATCHWORK QUILT, THE 6-10 yrsValerie Flournoy & Jerry Pinkney97808 03700 970 (hbk) - Puffin USA 1985

PEEK-A-BOO! 1-4 yrsJan Ormerod97803 70324 241 (board bk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 1997 (novelty/flaps) PEEK-A-BOO! OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth18596 74100 (hbk) - Lorenz Books (Anness Publishing) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) PEEKABOO, HELLO YOU OP 0-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett14050 53828 (board bk) Campbell Books 2006 (novelty)

PEEPO BABY! 1-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett97814 05088 787 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2006 (flaps)

PICNIC FARM OP 1-6 yrsChristine Morton & Sarah Barringer03336 83617 - Macmillan 1998

PLAYTIME (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62808 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002

PRINCESS GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying-Hwa Hu97618 45075 323 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2007

PURRFECT! 2-6 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus97818 70516 860 - Tamarind 2008 PUZZLE JOURNEY INTO SPACE - Usborne Young Puzzles 6-10 yrsLesley Sims & Annabel Spenceley97807 46017 159 - Usborne Publishing 1995

RAINBOW HOUSE OP 4-8 yrsVivian French & Biz Hull18705 16443 - Tamarind Books 1999

RAMA'S RETURN OP 4-9 yrsLisa Bruce & Katja Bandlow00994 39395 - Red Fox (Random House) 2003 (+ non-fiction notes)

RASTAMOUSE AND DA BAG - A BLING 6-10 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 849 - Little Roots 2006 (2005)

RASTAMOUSE AND THE CRUCIAL PLAN 4-8 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 818 - Little Roots 2005 (2003)

RATA-PATA-SCATA-FATA - A Caribbean Story OP 3-7 yrsPhillis Gershator & Holly Meade97819 32065 947 - Star Bright Books (USA) 2005 (1994)

ROSA AND GALILEO 4-9 yrsAnne Cotringer & Lizzie Finlay97800 99439 738 - Flying Foxes (Random House) 2003 (+non-fiction notes) ROSIE'S FIRST BALLET LESSON OP 5-8 yrsSusan Hampshire & Maria Theresa Meloni07497 30234 - Mammoth (Egmont) 199697800 60264 666 - Harper Collins (USA) 1996 as ROSIE’S BALLET SLIPPERS OP

ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT 1-3 yrsAnnie Kubler97808 59536 585 (board bk) - Childs Play 2003 (rhyming text) SAFE PLACE, A 2-7 yrsLucy Marcovitch & Jo Blake97818 70516 754 - Tamarind Books 2005

SAM'S DUCK OP 4-8 yrsMichael Morpugo & Keith Bowen00066 46255 - Picture Lions (Harper Collins) 1997

SAY GOODNIGHT 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 484 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

SILVER SHOES 4-8 yrsCaroline Binch 97818 45074 715 - Frances Lincoln 2005 (2001)

SKIP ACROSS THE OCEAN 2-7 yrsFloella Benjamin & Sheila Moxley97818 45077 884 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) ('worldwide' nursery rhymes) SLEEP TIGHT 2-5 yrsGrace Hallworth & Lisa Kopper97805 21477 017 - Cambridge University Press 1996

SLEEPYHEAD OP 2-5 yrsNicola Smee03339 02696 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2001 (rhyming text/novelty)18526 909 5X / 68 / 76 - Mantra Lingua 2003 (dual language, Bengali / Panjabi / Urdu, all with English)

SMILING 3-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 243 - Zero to Ten (Evans) non- fiction/photos SOMETHING SPECIAL 3-7 yrsNicola Moon & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 788 - Orchard Books 1995 SO MUCH 2-6 yrsTrish Cooke & Helen Oxenbury97814 06306 651 - Walker Books 2008 (1994)

SOUTH AFRICAN ANIMALS 4-11+ yrsLindiwe Mabuza & Alan Baker97818 70516 853 - Tamarind 2007 (A-Z + non-fiction notes) SOUTH AND NORTH, EAST AND WEST OP 7-11 yrsMichael Rosen & 22 illustrators07445 43665 - Walker Books 1995 (short stories)

SPIDER WEAVER, THE - A Legend of Kente Cloth OP 8-11 yrsMargaret Musgrove & Julia Cairns05909 87941 - Scholastic Inc 2001

SPLASH! SPLASH! 1-4 yrsGina Ford & Rosalinda Kightley97803 85612 876 (board bk) - Doubleday (Random House) 2008 ( novelty) STORY OF THE CREATION, THE 4-9 yrsJane Ray97818 52139 483 - Orchard Books 1992

SUN SLICES, MOON SLICES OP 2-7 yrsAdele Geras & Karin Littlewood05901 95778 - Little Hippo (Scholastic) 1998

TALES TOLD IN TENTS - Stories From Central Asia 8-11+ yearsSally Pomme Clayton & Sophie Herxheimer97818 45072 780 - Frances Lincoln 200497818 45070 663 (hbk)

TELLING THE TRUTH 6-10 yrsAlthea, Charlie Best & Conny Jude97807 13660 760 - A & C Black 1997 non-fiction/+photos

THAT'S MY MUM 5-9 yrsHenriette Barkow & Derek Brazell97818 52696 283 - Mantra Lingua 2001 (dual language, Czech + English) Also in Bengali, Farsi, Gujarati, Panjabi, Portuguese, Somali, Swahali Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba (all with English)

THAT’S NOT MY BABY 0-3 yrsFiona Watt & Rachel Wells97814 09506 263 (board bk) - Usborne 2009 (novelty/touch/mirror) THERE WERE TEN IN THE BED 3-6 yrsAnnie Kubler (illus)97808 59538 978 - Child's Play 2001 (nursery song/novelty) THINGS TO DO AT THE SEASIDE 2-7 yrsPaul Humphrey & Chris Fairclough97807 49668 556 - Franklin Watts 2006 (non-fiction/photos) THIS IS THE TREE 3-7 yrsMiriam Moss & Adrienne Kennaway97807 11214 910 - Frances Lincoln 2000

THROUGH MY WINDOW 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne97818 45078 935 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1986)

TICKLE, TICKLE 1-4 yrsDakari Hru & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47565 628 (board bk) - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2004

TICKLE, TICKLE 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 477 - (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

TIGER OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries07445 63550 - Walker Books 1992 (+ non-fiction notes)07445 62252 (hbk)

TIGER CHILD, THE - A Folktale from India 3-8 yrsJoanna Troughton97801 40382 389 - Puffin 1996

TIGER DREAMS 2-7yrsGerald Rose & Jean Glasberg97805 21559 706 - Cambridge University Press 1996

TIME TO GET UP 3-6 yrsGill McLean & Lynne Willey97818 70516 112 - Tamarind 1992

TODDLEROBICS, ANIMAL FUN OP 1-4 yrsZita Newcombe07445 7787X - Walker Books 1999

TOO MUCH TALK OP 3-7 yrsAngela Shelf Medearis & Stefano Vitale07445 4775X - Walker Books 1995

TORTOISE'S DREAM - A Folktale from Africa OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06713 - Puffin 1994 (1980)

TOYS - Touch and Feel OP 1-3 yrsAndy Crawford & Steve Gorton07513 3958X (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/novelty) TURTLE AND THE ISLAND, THE - A Folktale from Papua New Guinea 3-7 yrsBarbara Ker Wilson & Franne Lessac97807 11206 977 - Frances Lincoln 1991

TUCKING IN! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrs Jess Stockham97818 46430 466 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps)

UNDER THE MOON & OVER THE SEA - A Collection of Caribbean Poems 8-11+ yrs ed: John Agard & Grace Nichols + 5 illustrators97814 06309 591 - Walker Books 2007 (2002) (poetry) VERY HOT DAY, A 2-6 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten97805 21634 564 (big bk) - Cambridge University Press 1996 WAIT AND SEE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 03512 - Methuen (Egmont) 1988

WASHING 4-7 yrsGwyneth Swain97818 40893 922 - Evans (Small World) 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

WATER WITCHER 4-8 yrsJan Ormerod97819 21272 165 - Little Hare (Australia) 2008 (2006) WE ARE BRITAIN 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah 97807 11219 021- Frances Lincoln 2002 (non-fiction/photos/poetry) WE'RE GOING ON A LION HUNT 2-7 yrsDavid Axtell97803 33741 498 - Macmillan 1999

WHAT ABOUT ME? OP 1-4 yrsHelen Stephens07513 6245X - Dorling Kindersley 1999

WHAT COLOUR? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45076 795 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S HAPPENING? - DEATH OP 6-11 yrs07502 13795 - Hodder Wayland (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S INSIDE? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11210 547 - Frances Lincoln 1996 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S IN THE PAN MAN? 3-7 yrsPauline Stewart and Alex Ayliffe97803 70325 835 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2002

WHAT'S UNDER THE BED? 4-9 yrsMick Manning & Brita Granstrom97807 49656 850 - Franklin Watts 1997 (non-fiction) WHEELS OP 5-9 yrsShirley Hughes07445 63755 - Walker Books 1991

WHEN I'M A GROWN-UP 2-6 yrsAnne Faundez & Katherine Lucas9781845383 084 - QED Publishing 2004

WHEN THE WORLD BEGAN - Stories Collected in Ethiopia OP 7-11 yrsElizabeth Laird & 4 illustrators01927 41896 - Oxford University Press 2000

WHOEVER YOU ARE 3-7 yrsMem Fox & Leslie Staub97801 52060 305 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (USA) 2006 (1997) (non-fiction)97801 52060 664 - board bk97801 52058 913 - dual language, Spanish + English

WHOSE BIRTHDAY IS IT? 3-8 yrsSherryl Clark & Jan Smith97807 49647 094 - Franklin Watts (Hopscotch) 2002

WHO'S IN OUR STREET? OP 5-10 yrsJan Ormerod00992 62894 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998

WIZARD PUNCHKIN, THE - A Folktale from India OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06764 - Puffin (1982) 1994

YEAR IN THE CITY, THE 5-10 yrsKathy Henderson & Paul Howard97814 06309 652 - Walker Books 2007 (1996)

YOUNG INFERNO, THE 10-11+ yearsJohn Agard & Satoshi Kitamura97818 45077 693 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2008 (poetry/b&w illus)

ZOE AND HER ZEBRA 2-7 yrsClare Beaton97818 41483 931 (board bk) - Barefoot Books 1999 (alphabet)

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Multicultural Picture Books ages 0-11+ June 2010

Eileen Browne's choice

As a children’s author and illustrator, I delight in reading picture books and am particularly interested in those which portray a rich diversity of people and cultures.

This list is based on simple criteria, the most important of which being what engages children and holds their attention from the front cover to the back. They are all ‘a good read’.

The books are full-colour illustrated paperback fiction, published in the UK, unless otherwise stated. Titles known to be out of print are marked OP. They are often still available from libraries or can be found on line. If a book that you want is out of print, write to the publisher and ask if they are going to reprint it.

No part of this text/list may be sold in any form whatsoever.

Text/list is copyright © Eileen Browne 2009

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ABU ALI COUNTS HIS DONKEYS OP 4-7 yrsDorothy Van Workhoem & Harry Horse07445 68250 - Walker Books 1999 (+ counting 1-10/+ notes for parents)

ADVENTURES OF SUPER DIAPER BABY, THE 9-11+ yrsGeorge Beard and Harold Hutchins97804 39981 613 - Scholastic 2002 (comic strip/graphic novel/b&w illus)

ALL ABOUT ME 2-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11211 001 - Frances Lincoln 1992 97807 11215 382 (big bk) (non-fiction/photos)

ALL FALL DOWN 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 491 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

ALL MY FRIENDS 3-7 yrsGill Lobel & Jo Blake97818 70516 822 - Tamarind 2006

AMAZING GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch 97818 45077 495 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1991)97818 45074 142 - dual language Bengali + English ( 2005) Also in Gujarati, Panjabi, Urdu - (all with English)07112 13895 (big bk)97814 07112 398318 - (for teachers - Read and Respond) Scholastic - 2009

ANGEL JUST LIKE ME, AN 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying -Hwa Hu97818 45078 744 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1997)

ANIMAL BOOGIE, THE 2-7 yrsDebbie Harter 97819 05236 602 - Barefoot Books 2000 97819 05236 220 (pbk + CD)97818 46862 311 (hbk + CD)

APPLE PIP PRINCESS, THE 7-11 yrsJane Ray97818 46161 018 - Orchard Books 2008 (2007)

BABIES BATHTIME OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99904 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABIES EATING OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99920 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABY EARTH OP 5-10 yrsMichele Petit-Jean 08595 3958X (hbk) - Child's Play 1995

BABY NOISES 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell97818 70516 706 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY PLAYS 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell18705 16710 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY SAYS PEEKABOO! 0-2 yrs97814 05312 752 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2006 (non-fiction/photos)

BATHTIME - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97819 04618 140 (board bk) Picthall & Gunzi 2004 BABY'S DAY OP 2-7 yrsTrish Grant97814 06303 346 (board bk) - Walker Books 2007 (non-fiction/photos)

BEAR IN THE CAVE, THE 3-7 yrs Michael Rosen & Adrian Reynolds97807 47577 652 (hbk) - Bloomsbury Children’s Books 200797814 08801 475 (board bk) 97807 47577 867 (bk + CD) BEAR ON A BIKE 2-7 yrsStella Blackstone & Debbie Harter 97819 05236 985 - Barefoot Books 199897818 41483 740 (board bk)

BEDTIME! 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 939 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (2002) (non-fiction/photos)

BEING FRIENDS 7-11+ yrs Althea97807 13660 784 - A & C Black 2001 (1997) (non-fiction/photos) BEST MUM, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 624 - Tamarind 2003

BEST TOY, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 648 - Tamarind 2003

BET YOU CAN'T OP 3-5 yrsPenny Dale 07445 12255 - Walker Books 1986

BIG EYES, SCARY VOICE 4-7 yrsEdell Wignell & Carl Pearce97818 70516 884 - Tamarind 2008 BIG KATIE MORAG STORY BOOK, THE 4-9 yrsMari Hedderwick 97800 99720 317 - Red Fox (Random House) 2000 (1996)

BLOWING BUBBLES 2-4 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten 97805 21006 699 - Cambridge University Press 1996

BOO BARNEY OP 0-3 yrsAlex Ayliffe 18412 12091 (board bk) - Orchard Books 2000 BOOTS FOR A BRIDESMAID 6-10 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 303 - Tamarind 2003 (1995)

BRINGING THE RAIN TO KAPITI PLAIN 3-7 yrsVerna Aardema & Beatriz Vidal 97803 33351 642 - Macmillan 1986 (1981)

BUSY PLAYTIME 1-3 yrsRebecca Finn97814 05021 304 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Pan Macmillan) 2004 (novelty)

BUT MARTIN! 2-7 yrsJune Counsel & Neal Layton97805 52551 380 - Picture Corgi (Random House) 200505525 23127 - June Counsel & Carolyn Dinan - Picture Corgi (Transworld) 1984 OP

CAN YOU HEAR THE SEA? 3-7 yrsJudy Cumberbatch & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47576 655 - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2006

CAPTAIN COOL 3-8 yrsDamian Harvey & Rory Walker97807 49668 082 - Franklin Watts 2006

CARIBBEAN ANIMALS 3-8 yrsDawne Allette & Alan Baker97818 70516 679 - Tamarind 2004 (A-Z + non-fiction notes)

CARIBBEAN DOZEN, A - Poems from Caribbean Poets 7-11 yrsJohn Agard, Grace Nicols (Ed) & Cathie Felstead 97814 06309 522 - Walker Books 2007 (1994) (poetry)

CARRYING 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 304 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (1999) CLAP HANDS 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury 97814 06319 354 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

CLOTHES - A Very First Picture Book OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth 18596 74070 (hbk) - Anness Publishing/Lorenz Books 1997 (non-fiction/photos)

CLOUD TEA MONKEYS 7-11+ yrsMal Peet, Elspeth Graham & Juan Wjngaard97814 06300 925 (hbk) - Walker Books 2010

COLOURS - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97809 53778 584 (board bk) - Picthall & Gunzi 2004 (non-fiction/novelty)

COMING OF NIGHT, THE - A Yoruba Creation Myth 4-8 yrsJames Riorden & Jenny Stow 97807 11213 784 - Frances Lincoln 200097818 45074 548 (big bk)

CROSS WITH US RHINOCEROS, THE OP 4-7 yrsJohn Bush & Paul Geraghty 00995 98000 - Red Fox (Random House) 1999

DAVE AND THE TOOTH FAIRY 4-8 yrsVerna Wilkins and Paul Hunt 97818 70516 136 - Tamarind 1993

DUMPER TRUCK 1-3 yrsSue Hendra97802 30705 524 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2008 (novelty)

EAGLE OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 62206 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes)

EAT UP, GEMMA 2-7 yrsSarah Hayes & Jan Ormerod 97814 06306 705 - Walker Books 2007 (1988)

ELEPHANT OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 32957 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes) ELEPHANT'S PILLOW, THE - A Chinese Bedtime Story 5-9 yrsDiana Reynolds Roome & Jude Daly97818 45077 983 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (2003)

FAMILIES 1-8 yrsDebbie Bailey & Susan Huszar97815 50375 947 (hbk) - Annick Press (US) Ltd 1999 (non-fiction/photos)

FARMYARD JAMBOREE, THE 3-7 yrsMargaret Read Macdonald & Sophie Fatus97818 55765 344 - Barefoot Books 2005 (+CD + non-fiction notes)

FEELING GREAT! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrsJess Stockham97818 46430 480 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps) FEELING JEALOUS 6-11+ yrsAlthea 97807 13663 334 - A & C Black 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

FIND MY BOOTS! 1-3 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45073 381 (board bk) - Frances Lincoln 2004 (1996) (photos/flaps)

FIND OUT ABOUT THE BODY OP 5-10 yrsAnita Ganeri & Lesley Howling 05633 55433 - BBC Education 1994 (non-fiction + photos + teacher’s notes) 05634 64046 (big bk) FINISHED BEING FOUR OP 3-7 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Claire Pound 18705 16109 - Tamarind 1992 FIREMAN FERGUS OP 2-5 yrsMandy Ross & Emma Dodd 07214 21652 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81833 (board bk) FIRST WORDS OP 1-3 yrsMoira Butterfield & Julie Fisher 07214 28363 (board bk) - Ladybird 1998

FOOTPRINTS IN THE FOREST - A Chembakolli Story 7-11 yrsTaahra Ghazi & Eileen Browne97818 72502 588 - Action Aid 1999 (+ non-fiction notes)97818 72502 571 (big bk) FRUITS - A Caribbean Counting Poem 3-8 yrsValerie Bloom & David Axtell97803 33653 128 - Macmillan Children's Books 1997 (1992)

FULL, FULL, FULL OF LOVE 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Paul Howard 97818 44287 826 - Walker Books 2004 FURAHA MEANS HAPPY! - A Story With Swahili Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) - Chrysalis Children’s Books 2000 (1995) (English + Swahili)

GET DRESSED! Tray Plays OP 0-2 yrsLuana Rinaldo97814 05091 473 ( board bk) - Campbell Books 2007 (non-fiction/novelty) GIANT HICCUPS 3-7 yrsJaqui Farley & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 273 - Tamarind 1994 GIANT TURNIP, THE 2-7 yrsHenriette Barkow & Richard Johnson18526 97350 (Chinese & English) - Mantra 2001

GIVE ME MY YAM! OP 3-7 yrsJan Blake & Peter Melnyczuk 07445 48853 - Walker Books 1998 GLITTERY GARDEN OP 0-3 yrsHelen Stephens 03339 65329 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 2002

GLOBAL BABIES 0-5 yrsGlobal Fund for Children + several photographers97815 80891 745 (board bk) - Charlesbridge (USA) 2007 (non-fiction/photos) GOING TO SCHOOL 3-6 yrsGrace Hallworth & Richard Brown97805 21559 355 - Cambridge University Press 1996 GOOD NIGHT (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62786 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2000 (non-fiction/photos) GOTCHA SMILE, THE 3-7 yrsRita Philips Mitchell & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 825 - Orchard Books 1998 GRACE AND FAMILY 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch97818 45078 065 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995)97807 11221 925 (big bk) GRANDAD TREE, THE OP 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Sharon Wilson07445 78752 - Walker Books 2000 GRANDFATHER & I 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Omerod97801 40556 988 - Puffin 1995

GRANDMA’S SATURDAY SOUP 3-8 yrsSally Fraser & Derek Brazell97818 44449 347 - Mantra Lingua 2005 (dual language, German + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Chinese-simplified, Farsi, French, Gujariti, Hindi, Italien, Japanese, Panjabi, Patois, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) GRANDMOTHER & I OP 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Ormerod01400 56974 - Puffin 1995 GRANDMOTHERS' STORIES - Wise Women Tales From Many Cultures 6-11 yrsBurleigh Mutén & Siân Bailey97818 46860 102 (pbk + CD) - Barefoot Books 1999 (short stories) GREGORY COOL 6-9 yrsCaroline Binch97807 11208 902 - Frances Lincoln 1997 (1994)07112 15367 (big bk)

HAIR 2-8 yrsKate Petty & several photographers97818 45075 538 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/photos/map) HALALA MEANS WELCOME - A Story With Zulu Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) David Bennett Books (Chrysalis) 1995

HANDA'S HEN 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44598 155 - Walker Books 2002 (+counting 1-10)97807 44575 026 (hbk)97807 44575 026 (big bk)97818 44440 634 - Mantra Lingua 2004 (dual language,Chinese + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Croatian, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Portuguese, Russian, Shona, Somali, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) HANDA'S SURPRISE 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44536 348 - Walker Books 199497814 06307 511 (pbk + DVD - DVD includes Handa’s Hen)97807 44554 731 (big bk)97818 52694 722 - Mantra Lingua 2002 (dual language, Bengali + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) 97804 39945 202 - activities based on book - Scholastic (Read and Respond) 2007 (for Adults)

HAVE YOU EVER PICKED A DANDELION? OP 3-6 yrsHannah Roche & Pierre Pratt18408 90622 (card/spiral bound) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1998 (non-fiction)

HIC! OP 2-6 yrsSue Eaves03703 26458 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2003

HIDDEN TALES FROM EASTERN EUROPE 7-11 yrsAntonia Barber & Paul Hess97818 45071 479 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (short stories)

HOME IN THE SKY OP 3-11+ yrsJeannie Baker07445 78493 - Walker Books 2001 (1984)

HOME NOW 5-9 yrsLesley Beake & Karin Littlewood97818 45076 382 - Frances Lincoln 2006

HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, THE 2-6 yrsJenny Stow97818 45079 437 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (rhyme) HOW MANY? OP 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking07112 08026 - Frances Lincoln 1992 (non-fiction/counting/photos) HUE BOY OP 4-9 yrsRita Phillips Mitchell & Caroline Binch01405 63547 - Puffin 1992 I CAN CLAP! (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37773 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I CAN PLAY (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37781 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I DON'T EAT TOOTHPASTE ANYMORE 2-5 yrsKaren King & Lynne Willey9781870516 167 - Tamarind 1993

IF WE HAD A SAILBOAT 2-6 yrsJonathan Emmett & Adrian Reynolds97801 92725 585 - Oxford University Press 2006

IGNIS 4-9 yrsGina Wilson & P J Lynch97807 44594 058 - Walker Books 2002

I KNOW A SECRET OP 3-8 yrsSue Baker & Annie Kubler08595 33158 (hbk) - Child's Play 1988 (+ non-fiction/birth) IMRAN AND THE WATCH 3-7 yrsTony Bradman & Pricilla Lamont97805 21468 992 - Cambridge University Press 1996

IN A MINUTE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 04187 - Methuen (Egmont) 1990

IN THE BATH - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 382 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE GARDEN - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 399 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE WOODS - Guess Who’s Hiding? 2-5 yrsAna Martin Larranga97818 40893 243 (board bk) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1999 (novelty)

ISHTAR AND TAMMUZ - A Babylonian Myth of the Seasons 7-11 yrsChristopher Moore & Christina Balit97807 11210 998 - Francis Lincoln 1996

ISLAND COUNTING 1 2 3 2-6 yrsFrane Lessac97818 44282 463 - Walker Books 2005 (counting 1-10)97814 06312 225 (board bk)

I WISH TONIGHT OP 3-9 yrsLois Rock & Anne Wilson07459 42733 (hbk) - Lion Publishing 2000

JAMAICA AND BRIANNA OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian14052 09634 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1995)

JAMAICA'S FIND OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian04502 9372 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1986)

J IS FOR JAMAICA 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah & Prodeepta Das97818 45076 092 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/+ rhyme/photos)

KASPAR'S GREATEST DISCOVERY OP 4-9 yrsCampbell Paget & Reg Cartwright07112 11744 - Frances Lincoln 1997

KINTU'S MISTAKE 6-10 yrsRosalind Kerven & Matilda Harrison97815 75720 159 (hbk) - Raintree Interactive Library (USA) 1996

LAGHU THE CLEVER CROW 3-7 yrsBhavit Mehta & Carol Liddiment 97809 56118 301 - Saadhak Books 2009

LAO LAO OF DRAGON MOUNTAIN 7-11 yrsMargaret Bateson-Hill & Francesca Peliozzi (+ Chinese text - Manyee Wan)97818 40890 471 - Zero to Ten - Evans 1996 (+ paper cuts - Sha-Lui-Qu)

LENNY IN THE GARDEN 1-4 yrsKen Wilson-Max97818 45079 802 (hbk/card) - Frances Lincoln 2009 LEON AND BOB 2-7 yrsSimon James97814 06308 495 - Walker Books 2008 (1997)

LEOPARD'S DRUM, THE - An Asante tale from West Africa 3-7 yrsJessica Souhami07112 09073 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1995)07112 21472 (big bk)04390 18501 (Read and Respond) - Scholastic 2000 - for adults

LET'S FEED THE DUCKS 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 532 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S GO FOR A RIDE OP 3-7 yrs18534 5710 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S GO TO BED 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 556 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HAVE FUN 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 549 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HOP AND SKIP OP 1-4 yrs18543 45729 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S LOOK AT EYES OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT FEET OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92749 - Evans 2001 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT HANDS OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LEVERS OP 6-10 yrsChris Ollerenshaw & Pat Triggs07136 52306 - A & C Black 1991 (non-fiction/photos) LIMA'S RED HOT CHILLI 2-7 yrsDavid Mills & Derek Brazell 97818 52694 258 - Mantra 1997 (dual language, Somali + English) Also in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Japanese, Khymer, Korean, Panjabi, Polish, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, & Yoruba - all with English18526 94297 (big bk) - English18526 95048 / 56 (big bk) - Bengali + English / Urdu + English

LITTLE INCHKIN 4-8 yrsFiona French97818 45070 090 - (big bk) Frances Lincoln 2004 (1994)

LOOK OUT FOR STRANGERS and those that you know OP 3-8 yrsPaul Humphrey, Alex Ramay & Colin King02375 25453 - Evans 1994 (non-fiction/photos) LUCY'S DAY TRIP OP 4-7 yrsJennifer Northway07497 0957X - Mammoth (Egmont 1991)

LULU LOVES THE LIBRARY 2-5 yrsAnna McQuinn & Rosalind Beardshaw97818 70516 426 (hbk) - Alanna Books 2006 97809 55199 875 (board bk)97809 55199 802 - pbk + multi language CD

MAGIC PAINTBRUSH, THE 3-8 yrsJulia Donaldson & Joel Stewart97803 33964 439 - Macmillan 2002

MARTY MONSTER 4-7 yrsMalorie Blackman & Pamela Venus97818 70516 426 - Tamarind 1999

MARY HAD A DINOSAUR 3-6 yrsEileen Browne & Ruth Rivers97802 37533 375 - Evans 200797802 37533 410 (hbk)

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB OP 0-3 yrsSam Childs00918 92961 (board bk) - Hutchinson 2003 (nursery rhyme) MAX LOVES SUNFLOWERS 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86804 139 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1997)

MAX'S MONEY 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 266 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX'S LETTER 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 259 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX PAINTS THE HOUSE 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 372 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 2000 (1993) MAX'S STARRY NIGHT 3-6 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 532 - Hyperion Books (USA) 2001

MIA'S STORY 5-9 yrsMichael Foreman97814 06305 333 - Walker Books 2006 97818 44282 784 (hbk)

MIKI 2-7 yrsStephen Mackey97803 40950 654 - Hodder Children’s Books 2009

MOONBIRD 6-10 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Jane Ray97805 52550 031 - Corgi (Random House) 2006

MOUNTAINS OF TIBET, THE 3-8 yrsMordacai Gerstein97818 98000 549 - Barefoot Books 1993

MS MACDONALD HAS A CLASS OP 2-7 yrsJan Ormerod00995 16519 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998 (rhyming text) MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS 5-10 yrsJohn Steptoe097801 40559 460 - Puffin 1987

MUM CAN FIX IT OP 4-9 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins18705 1601X - Tamarind Books 1987

MUM'S LATE 2-6 yrsElizabeth Hawkins & Pamela Venus97818 70516 402 - Tamarind 1999

MY BIG BROTHER JJ 3-7 yrsOdette Elliott & Patrice Aggs97818 48530 072 - Tamarind Books 2009 MY COLOURFUL DAY OP 2-5 yrsLaura Dollin & Amelia Rosato07497 41872 - My World (Egmont) 2000

MY DADDY 0-2 yrsMike Jolley & Emma Dodd97819 04513 711 (board bk) - Templar 2009 (novelty) MY DOG OP 1-4 yrsJune Crebbin & Russell Ayto07445 8308X - Walker Books 2001

MY FIRST ABC 2-5 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45077 426 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) (non-fiction/photos)

MY FIRST SIGNS 1-4 yrsAnnie Kubler97819 04550 040 (board bk) - Child’s Play 2004 (non-fiction + sign language)

MY PLAYTIME (Buggy Buddies) OP 0-2 yrs03339 04303 (board bk)Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (novelty)

MY TWO GRANNIES 3-8 yrsFloella Benjamin & Margaret Chamberlain97818 47800343 - Frances Lincoln 200797818 45076 436 (hbk) NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE 6-10 yrsAnna Perera & Carl Pearce97818 70516 778 - Tamarind 2006

NO DINNER! - The Story of the Old Woman and the Pumpkin 2-7 yrsJessica Souhami97818 45078 188 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1999)

NURSE NANCY OP 2-5 yrsRonne Randall & Emma Dodd07214 21644 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81841 (board bk)

ODDLY 2-7 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Patrick Benson97818 44280 032 (hbk) - Walker Books 2009

ONE, TWO, SKIP A FEW - First Number Rhymes 3-6 yrsRoberta Arenson (illus)97818 41482 194 - Barefoot Books 1998 (rhymes)18414 82196 (big bk)

1 2 3 OP 1-5 yrsJan Pienkowski04348 02816 (board bk) - Mammoth (Egmont) 1998 (non-fiction 1-10) OSCAR'S HALF BIRTHDAY 2-8 yrsBob Graham97814 06306 866 - Walker books 2008 (2005)

PATCHWORK QUILT, THE 6-10 yrsValerie Flournoy & Jerry Pinkney97808 03700 970 (hbk) - Puffin USA 1985

PEEK-A-BOO! 1-4 yrsJan Ormerod97803 70324 241 (board bk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 1997 (novelty/flaps) PEEK-A-BOO! OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth18596 74100 (hbk) - Lorenz Books (Anness Publishing) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) PEEKABOO, HELLO YOU OP 0-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett14050 53828 (board bk) Campbell Books 2006 (novelty)

PEEPO BABY! 1-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett97814 05088 787 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2006 (flaps)

PICNIC FARM OP 1-6 yrsChristine Morton & Sarah Barringer03336 83617 - Macmillan 1998

PLAYTIME (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62808 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002

PRINCESS GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying-Hwa Hu97618 45075 323 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2007

PURRFECT! 2-6 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus97818 70516 860 - Tamarind 2008 PUZZLE JOURNEY INTO SPACE - Usborne Young Puzzles 6-10 yrsLesley Sims & Annabel Spenceley97807 46017 159 - Usborne Publishing 1995

RAINBOW HOUSE OP 4-8 yrsVivian French & Biz Hull18705 16443 - Tamarind Books 1999

RAMA'S RETURN OP 4-9 yrsLisa Bruce & Katja Bandlow00994 39395 - Red Fox (Random House) 2003 (+ non-fiction notes)

RASTAMOUSE AND DA BAG - A BLING 6-10 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 849 - Little Roots 2006 (2005)

RASTAMOUSE AND THE CRUCIAL PLAN 4-8 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 818 - Little Roots 2005 (2003)

RATA-PATA-SCATA-FATA - A Caribbean Story OP 3-7 yrsPhillis Gershator & Holly Meade97819 32065 947 - Star Bright Books (USA) 2005 (1994)

ROSA AND GALILEO 4-9 yrsAnne Cotringer & Lizzie Finlay97800 99439 738 - Flying Foxes (Random House) 2003 (+non-fiction notes) ROSIE'S FIRST BALLET LESSON OP 5-8 yrsSusan Hampshire & Maria Theresa Meloni07497 30234 - Mammoth (Egmont) 199697800 60264 666 - Harper Collins (USA) 1996 as ROSIE’S BALLET SLIPPERS OP

ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT 1-3 yrsAnnie Kubler97808 59536 585 (board bk) - Childs Play 2003 (rhyming text) SAFE PLACE, A 2-7 yrsLucy Marcovitch & Jo Blake97818 70516 754 - Tamarind Books 2005

SAM'S DUCK OP 4-8 yrsMichael Morpugo & Keith Bowen00066 46255 - Picture Lions (Harper Collins) 1997

SAY GOODNIGHT 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 484 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

SILVER SHOES 4-8 yrsCaroline Binch 97818 45074 715 - Frances Lincoln 2005 (2001)

SKIP ACROSS THE OCEAN 2-7 yrsFloella Benjamin & Sheila Moxley97818 45077 884 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) ('worldwide' nursery rhymes) SLEEP TIGHT 2-5 yrsGrace Hallworth & Lisa Kopper97805 21477 017 - Cambridge University Press 1996

SLEEPYHEAD OP 2-5 yrsNicola Smee03339 02696 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2001 (rhyming text/novelty)18526 909 5X / 68 / 76 - Mantra Lingua 2003 (dual language, Bengali / Panjabi / Urdu, all with English)

SMILING 3-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 243 - Zero to Ten (Evans) non- fiction/photos SOMETHING SPECIAL 3-7 yrsNicola Moon & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 788 - Orchard Books 1995 SO MUCH 2-6 yrsTrish Cooke & Helen Oxenbury97814 06306 651 - Walker Books 2008 (1994)

SOUTH AFRICAN ANIMALS 4-11+ yrsLindiwe Mabuza & Alan Baker97818 70516 853 - Tamarind 2007 (A-Z + non-fiction notes) SOUTH AND NORTH, EAST AND WEST OP 7-11 yrsMichael Rosen & 22 illustrators07445 43665 - Walker Books 1995 (short stories)

SPIDER WEAVER, THE - A Legend of Kente Cloth OP 8-11 yrsMargaret Musgrove & Julia Cairns05909 87941 - Scholastic Inc 2001

SPLASH! SPLASH! 1-4 yrsGina Ford & Rosalinda Kightley97803 85612 876 (board bk) - Doubleday (Random House) 2008 ( novelty) STORY OF THE CREATION, THE 4-9 yrsJane Ray97818 52139 483 - Orchard Books 1992

SUN SLICES, MOON SLICES OP 2-7 yrsAdele Geras & Karin Littlewood05901 95778 - Little Hippo (Scholastic) 1998

TALES TOLD IN TENTS - Stories From Central Asia 8-11+ yearsSally Pomme Clayton & Sophie Herxheimer97818 45072 780 - Frances Lincoln 200497818 45070 663 (hbk)

TELLING THE TRUTH 6-10 yrsAlthea, Charlie Best & Conny Jude97807 13660 760 - A & C Black 1997 non-fiction/+photos

THAT'S MY MUM 5-9 yrsHenriette Barkow & Derek Brazell97818 52696 283 - Mantra Lingua 2001 (dual language, Czech + English) Also in Bengali, Farsi, Gujarati, Panjabi, Portuguese, Somali, Swahali Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba (all with English)

THAT’S NOT MY BABY 0-3 yrsFiona Watt & Rachel Wells97814 09506 263 (board bk) - Usborne 2009 (novelty/touch/mirror) THERE WERE TEN IN THE BED 3-6 yrsAnnie Kubler (illus)97808 59538 978 - Child's Play 2001 (nursery song/novelty) THINGS TO DO AT THE SEASIDE 2-7 yrsPaul Humphrey & Chris Fairclough97807 49668 556 - Franklin Watts 2006 (non-fiction/photos) THIS IS THE TREE 3-7 yrsMiriam Moss & Adrienne Kennaway97807 11214 910 - Frances Lincoln 2000

THROUGH MY WINDOW 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne97818 45078 935 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1986)

TICKLE, TICKLE 1-4 yrsDakari Hru & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47565 628 (board bk) - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2004

TICKLE, TICKLE 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 477 - (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

TIGER OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries07445 63550 - Walker Books 1992 (+ non-fiction notes)07445 62252 (hbk)

TIGER CHILD, THE - A Folktale from India 3-8 yrsJoanna Troughton97801 40382 389 - Puffin 1996

TIGER DREAMS 2-7yrsGerald Rose & Jean Glasberg97805 21559 706 - Cambridge University Press 1996

TIME TO GET UP 3-6 yrsGill McLean & Lynne Willey97818 70516 112 - Tamarind 1992

TODDLEROBICS, ANIMAL FUN OP 1-4 yrsZita Newcombe07445 7787X - Walker Books 1999

TOO MUCH TALK OP 3-7 yrsAngela Shelf Medearis & Stefano Vitale07445 4775X - Walker Books 1995

TORTOISE'S DREAM - A Folktale from Africa OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06713 - Puffin 1994 (1980)

TOYS - Touch and Feel OP 1-3 yrsAndy Crawford & Steve Gorton07513 3958X (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/novelty) TURTLE AND THE ISLAND, THE - A Folktale from Papua New Guinea 3-7 yrsBarbara Ker Wilson & Franne Lessac97807 11206 977 - Frances Lincoln 1991

TUCKING IN! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrs Jess Stockham97818 46430 466 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps)

UNDER THE MOON & OVER THE SEA - A Collection of Caribbean Poems 8-11+ yrs ed: John Agard & Grace Nichols + 5 illustrators97814 06309 591 - Walker Books 2007 (2002) (poetry) VERY HOT DAY, A 2-6 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten97805 21634 564 (big bk) - Cambridge University Press 1996 WAIT AND SEE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 03512 - Methuen (Egmont) 1988

WASHING 4-7 yrsGwyneth Swain97818 40893 922 - Evans (Small World) 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

WATER WITCHER 4-8 yrsJan Ormerod97819 21272 165 - Little Hare (Australia) 2008 (2006) WE ARE BRITAIN 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah 97807 11219 021- Frances Lincoln 2002 (non-fiction/photos/poetry) WE'RE GOING ON A LION HUNT 2-7 yrsDavid Axtell97803 33741 498 - Macmillan 1999

WHAT ABOUT ME? OP 1-4 yrsHelen Stephens07513 6245X - Dorling Kindersley 1999

WHAT COLOUR? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45076 795 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S HAPPENING? - DEATH OP 6-11 yrs07502 13795 - Hodder Wayland (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S INSIDE? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11210 547 - Frances Lincoln 1996 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S IN THE PAN MAN? 3-7 yrsPauline Stewart and Alex Ayliffe97803 70325 835 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2002

WHAT'S UNDER THE BED? 4-9 yrsMick Manning & Brita Granstrom97807 49656 850 - Franklin Watts 1997 (non-fiction) WHEELS OP 5-9 yrsShirley Hughes07445 63755 - Walker Books 1991

WHEN I'M A GROWN-UP 2-6 yrsAnne Faundez & Katherine Lucas9781845383 084 - QED Publishing 2004

WHEN THE WORLD BEGAN - Stories Collected in Ethiopia OP 7-11 yrsElizabeth Laird & 4 illustrators01927 41896 - Oxford University Press 2000

WHOEVER YOU ARE 3-7 yrsMem Fox & Leslie Staub97801 52060 305 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (USA) 2006 (1997) (non-fiction)97801 52060 664 - board bk97801 52058 913 - dual language, Spanish + English

WHOSE BIRTHDAY IS IT? 3-8 yrsSherryl Clark & Jan Smith97807 49647 094 - Franklin Watts (Hopscotch) 2002

WHO'S IN OUR STREET? OP 5-10 yrsJan Ormerod00992 62894 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998

WIZARD PUNCHKIN, THE - A Folktale from India OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06764 - Puffin (1982) 1994

YEAR IN THE CITY, THE 5-10 yrsKathy Henderson & Paul Howard97814 06309 652 - Walker Books 2007 (1996)

YOUNG INFERNO, THE 10-11+ yearsJohn Agard & Satoshi Kitamura97818 45077 693 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2008 (poetry/b&w illus)

ZOE AND HER ZEBRA 2-7 yrsClare Beaton97818 41483 931 (board bk) - Barefoot Books 1999 (alphabet)

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Multicultural Picture Books ages 0-11+ June 2010

Eileen Browne's choice

As a children’s author and illustrator, I delight in reading picture books and am particularly interested in those which portray a rich diversity of people and cultures.

This list is based on simple criteria, the most important of which being what engages children and holds their attention from the front cover to the back. They are all ‘a good read’.

The books are full-colour illustrated paperback fiction, published in the UK, unless otherwise stated. Titles known to be out of print are marked OP. They are often still available from libraries or can be found on line. If a book that you want is out of print, write to the publisher and ask if they are going to reprint it.

No part of this text/list may be sold in any form whatsoever.

Text/list is copyright © Eileen Browne 2009

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ABU ALI COUNTS HIS DONKEYS OP 4-7 yrsDorothy Van Workhoem & Harry Horse07445 68250 - Walker Books 1999 (+ counting 1-10/+ notes for parents)

ADVENTURES OF SUPER DIAPER BABY, THE 9-11+ yrsGeorge Beard and Harold Hutchins97804 39981 613 - Scholastic 2002 (comic strip/graphic novel/b&w illus)

ALL ABOUT ME 2-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11211 001 - Frances Lincoln 1992 97807 11215 382 (big bk) (non-fiction/photos)

ALL FALL DOWN 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 491 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

ALL MY FRIENDS 3-7 yrsGill Lobel & Jo Blake97818 70516 822 - Tamarind 2006

AMAZING GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch 97818 45077 495 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1991)97818 45074 142 - dual language Bengali + English ( 2005) Also in Gujarati, Panjabi, Urdu - (all with English)07112 13895 (big bk)97814 07112 398318 - (for teachers - Read and Respond) Scholastic - 2009

ANGEL JUST LIKE ME, AN 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying -Hwa Hu97818 45078 744 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1997)

ANIMAL BOOGIE, THE 2-7 yrsDebbie Harter 97819 05236 602 - Barefoot Books 2000 97819 05236 220 (pbk + CD)97818 46862 311 (hbk + CD)

APPLE PIP PRINCESS, THE 7-11 yrsJane Ray97818 46161 018 - Orchard Books 2008 (2007)

BABIES BATHTIME OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99904 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABIES EATING OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99920 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABY EARTH OP 5-10 yrsMichele Petit-Jean 08595 3958X (hbk) - Child's Play 1995

BABY NOISES 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell97818 70516 706 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY PLAYS 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell18705 16710 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY SAYS PEEKABOO! 0-2 yrs97814 05312 752 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2006 (non-fiction/photos)

BATHTIME - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97819 04618 140 (board bk) Picthall & Gunzi 2004 BABY'S DAY OP 2-7 yrsTrish Grant97814 06303 346 (board bk) - Walker Books 2007 (non-fiction/photos)

BEAR IN THE CAVE, THE 3-7 yrs Michael Rosen & Adrian Reynolds97807 47577 652 (hbk) - Bloomsbury Children’s Books 200797814 08801 475 (board bk) 97807 47577 867 (bk + CD) BEAR ON A BIKE 2-7 yrsStella Blackstone & Debbie Harter 97819 05236 985 - Barefoot Books 199897818 41483 740 (board bk)

BEDTIME! 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 939 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (2002) (non-fiction/photos)

BEING FRIENDS 7-11+ yrs Althea97807 13660 784 - A & C Black 2001 (1997) (non-fiction/photos) BEST MUM, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 624 - Tamarind 2003

BEST TOY, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 648 - Tamarind 2003

BET YOU CAN'T OP 3-5 yrsPenny Dale 07445 12255 - Walker Books 1986

BIG EYES, SCARY VOICE 4-7 yrsEdell Wignell & Carl Pearce97818 70516 884 - Tamarind 2008 BIG KATIE MORAG STORY BOOK, THE 4-9 yrsMari Hedderwick 97800 99720 317 - Red Fox (Random House) 2000 (1996)

BLOWING BUBBLES 2-4 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten 97805 21006 699 - Cambridge University Press 1996

BOO BARNEY OP 0-3 yrsAlex Ayliffe 18412 12091 (board bk) - Orchard Books 2000 BOOTS FOR A BRIDESMAID 6-10 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 303 - Tamarind 2003 (1995)

BRINGING THE RAIN TO KAPITI PLAIN 3-7 yrsVerna Aardema & Beatriz Vidal 97803 33351 642 - Macmillan 1986 (1981)

BUSY PLAYTIME 1-3 yrsRebecca Finn97814 05021 304 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Pan Macmillan) 2004 (novelty)

BUT MARTIN! 2-7 yrsJune Counsel & Neal Layton97805 52551 380 - Picture Corgi (Random House) 200505525 23127 - June Counsel & Carolyn Dinan - Picture Corgi (Transworld) 1984 OP

CAN YOU HEAR THE SEA? 3-7 yrsJudy Cumberbatch & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47576 655 - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2006

CAPTAIN COOL 3-8 yrsDamian Harvey & Rory Walker97807 49668 082 - Franklin Watts 2006

CARIBBEAN ANIMALS 3-8 yrsDawne Allette & Alan Baker97818 70516 679 - Tamarind 2004 (A-Z + non-fiction notes)

CARIBBEAN DOZEN, A - Poems from Caribbean Poets 7-11 yrsJohn Agard, Grace Nicols (Ed) & Cathie Felstead 97814 06309 522 - Walker Books 2007 (1994) (poetry)

CARRYING 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 304 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (1999) CLAP HANDS 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury 97814 06319 354 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

CLOTHES - A Very First Picture Book OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth 18596 74070 (hbk) - Anness Publishing/Lorenz Books 1997 (non-fiction/photos)

CLOUD TEA MONKEYS 7-11+ yrsMal Peet, Elspeth Graham & Juan Wjngaard97814 06300 925 (hbk) - Walker Books 2010

COLOURS - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97809 53778 584 (board bk) - Picthall & Gunzi 2004 (non-fiction/novelty)

COMING OF NIGHT, THE - A Yoruba Creation Myth 4-8 yrsJames Riorden & Jenny Stow 97807 11213 784 - Frances Lincoln 200097818 45074 548 (big bk)

CROSS WITH US RHINOCEROS, THE OP 4-7 yrsJohn Bush & Paul Geraghty 00995 98000 - Red Fox (Random House) 1999

DAVE AND THE TOOTH FAIRY 4-8 yrsVerna Wilkins and Paul Hunt 97818 70516 136 - Tamarind 1993

DUMPER TRUCK 1-3 yrsSue Hendra97802 30705 524 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2008 (novelty)

EAGLE OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 62206 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes)

EAT UP, GEMMA 2-7 yrsSarah Hayes & Jan Ormerod 97814 06306 705 - Walker Books 2007 (1988)

ELEPHANT OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 32957 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes) ELEPHANT'S PILLOW, THE - A Chinese Bedtime Story 5-9 yrsDiana Reynolds Roome & Jude Daly97818 45077 983 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (2003)

FAMILIES 1-8 yrsDebbie Bailey & Susan Huszar97815 50375 947 (hbk) - Annick Press (US) Ltd 1999 (non-fiction/photos)

FARMYARD JAMBOREE, THE 3-7 yrsMargaret Read Macdonald & Sophie Fatus97818 55765 344 - Barefoot Books 2005 (+CD + non-fiction notes)

FEELING GREAT! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrsJess Stockham97818 46430 480 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps) FEELING JEALOUS 6-11+ yrsAlthea 97807 13663 334 - A & C Black 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

FIND MY BOOTS! 1-3 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45073 381 (board bk) - Frances Lincoln 2004 (1996) (photos/flaps)

FIND OUT ABOUT THE BODY OP 5-10 yrsAnita Ganeri & Lesley Howling 05633 55433 - BBC Education 1994 (non-fiction + photos + teacher’s notes) 05634 64046 (big bk) FINISHED BEING FOUR OP 3-7 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Claire Pound 18705 16109 - Tamarind 1992 FIREMAN FERGUS OP 2-5 yrsMandy Ross & Emma Dodd 07214 21652 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81833 (board bk) FIRST WORDS OP 1-3 yrsMoira Butterfield & Julie Fisher 07214 28363 (board bk) - Ladybird 1998

FOOTPRINTS IN THE FOREST - A Chembakolli Story 7-11 yrsTaahra Ghazi & Eileen Browne97818 72502 588 - Action Aid 1999 (+ non-fiction notes)97818 72502 571 (big bk) FRUITS - A Caribbean Counting Poem 3-8 yrsValerie Bloom & David Axtell97803 33653 128 - Macmillan Children's Books 1997 (1992)

FULL, FULL, FULL OF LOVE 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Paul Howard 97818 44287 826 - Walker Books 2004 FURAHA MEANS HAPPY! - A Story With Swahili Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) - Chrysalis Children’s Books 2000 (1995) (English + Swahili)

GET DRESSED! Tray Plays OP 0-2 yrsLuana Rinaldo97814 05091 473 ( board bk) - Campbell Books 2007 (non-fiction/novelty) GIANT HICCUPS 3-7 yrsJaqui Farley & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 273 - Tamarind 1994 GIANT TURNIP, THE 2-7 yrsHenriette Barkow & Richard Johnson18526 97350 (Chinese & English) - Mantra 2001

GIVE ME MY YAM! OP 3-7 yrsJan Blake & Peter Melnyczuk 07445 48853 - Walker Books 1998 GLITTERY GARDEN OP 0-3 yrsHelen Stephens 03339 65329 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 2002

GLOBAL BABIES 0-5 yrsGlobal Fund for Children + several photographers97815 80891 745 (board bk) - Charlesbridge (USA) 2007 (non-fiction/photos) GOING TO SCHOOL 3-6 yrsGrace Hallworth & Richard Brown97805 21559 355 - Cambridge University Press 1996 GOOD NIGHT (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62786 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2000 (non-fiction/photos) GOTCHA SMILE, THE 3-7 yrsRita Philips Mitchell & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 825 - Orchard Books 1998 GRACE AND FAMILY 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch97818 45078 065 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995)97807 11221 925 (big bk) GRANDAD TREE, THE OP 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Sharon Wilson07445 78752 - Walker Books 2000 GRANDFATHER & I 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Omerod97801 40556 988 - Puffin 1995

GRANDMA’S SATURDAY SOUP 3-8 yrsSally Fraser & Derek Brazell97818 44449 347 - Mantra Lingua 2005 (dual language, German + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Chinese-simplified, Farsi, French, Gujariti, Hindi, Italien, Japanese, Panjabi, Patois, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) GRANDMOTHER & I OP 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Ormerod01400 56974 - Puffin 1995 GRANDMOTHERS' STORIES - Wise Women Tales From Many Cultures 6-11 yrsBurleigh Mutén & Siân Bailey97818 46860 102 (pbk + CD) - Barefoot Books 1999 (short stories) GREGORY COOL 6-9 yrsCaroline Binch97807 11208 902 - Frances Lincoln 1997 (1994)07112 15367 (big bk)

HAIR 2-8 yrsKate Petty & several photographers97818 45075 538 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/photos/map) HALALA MEANS WELCOME - A Story With Zulu Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) David Bennett Books (Chrysalis) 1995

HANDA'S HEN 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44598 155 - Walker Books 2002 (+counting 1-10)97807 44575 026 (hbk)97807 44575 026 (big bk)97818 44440 634 - Mantra Lingua 2004 (dual language,Chinese + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Croatian, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Portuguese, Russian, Shona, Somali, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) HANDA'S SURPRISE 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44536 348 - Walker Books 199497814 06307 511 (pbk + DVD - DVD includes Handa’s Hen)97807 44554 731 (big bk)97818 52694 722 - Mantra Lingua 2002 (dual language, Bengali + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) 97804 39945 202 - activities based on book - Scholastic (Read and Respond) 2007 (for Adults)

HAVE YOU EVER PICKED A DANDELION? OP 3-6 yrsHannah Roche & Pierre Pratt18408 90622 (card/spiral bound) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1998 (non-fiction)

HIC! OP 2-6 yrsSue Eaves03703 26458 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2003

HIDDEN TALES FROM EASTERN EUROPE 7-11 yrsAntonia Barber & Paul Hess97818 45071 479 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (short stories)

HOME IN THE SKY OP 3-11+ yrsJeannie Baker07445 78493 - Walker Books 2001 (1984)

HOME NOW 5-9 yrsLesley Beake & Karin Littlewood97818 45076 382 - Frances Lincoln 2006

HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, THE 2-6 yrsJenny Stow97818 45079 437 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (rhyme) HOW MANY? OP 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking07112 08026 - Frances Lincoln 1992 (non-fiction/counting/photos) HUE BOY OP 4-9 yrsRita Phillips Mitchell & Caroline Binch01405 63547 - Puffin 1992 I CAN CLAP! (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37773 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I CAN PLAY (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37781 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I DON'T EAT TOOTHPASTE ANYMORE 2-5 yrsKaren King & Lynne Willey9781870516 167 - Tamarind 1993

IF WE HAD A SAILBOAT 2-6 yrsJonathan Emmett & Adrian Reynolds97801 92725 585 - Oxford University Press 2006

IGNIS 4-9 yrsGina Wilson & P J Lynch97807 44594 058 - Walker Books 2002

I KNOW A SECRET OP 3-8 yrsSue Baker & Annie Kubler08595 33158 (hbk) - Child's Play 1988 (+ non-fiction/birth) IMRAN AND THE WATCH 3-7 yrsTony Bradman & Pricilla Lamont97805 21468 992 - Cambridge University Press 1996

IN A MINUTE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 04187 - Methuen (Egmont) 1990

IN THE BATH - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 382 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE GARDEN - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 399 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE WOODS - Guess Who’s Hiding? 2-5 yrsAna Martin Larranga97818 40893 243 (board bk) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1999 (novelty)

ISHTAR AND TAMMUZ - A Babylonian Myth of the Seasons 7-11 yrsChristopher Moore & Christina Balit97807 11210 998 - Francis Lincoln 1996

ISLAND COUNTING 1 2 3 2-6 yrsFrane Lessac97818 44282 463 - Walker Books 2005 (counting 1-10)97814 06312 225 (board bk)

I WISH TONIGHT OP 3-9 yrsLois Rock & Anne Wilson07459 42733 (hbk) - Lion Publishing 2000

JAMAICA AND BRIANNA OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian14052 09634 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1995)

JAMAICA'S FIND OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian04502 9372 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1986)

J IS FOR JAMAICA 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah & Prodeepta Das97818 45076 092 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/+ rhyme/photos)

KASPAR'S GREATEST DISCOVERY OP 4-9 yrsCampbell Paget & Reg Cartwright07112 11744 - Frances Lincoln 1997

KINTU'S MISTAKE 6-10 yrsRosalind Kerven & Matilda Harrison97815 75720 159 (hbk) - Raintree Interactive Library (USA) 1996

LAGHU THE CLEVER CROW 3-7 yrsBhavit Mehta & Carol Liddiment 97809 56118 301 - Saadhak Books 2009

LAO LAO OF DRAGON MOUNTAIN 7-11 yrsMargaret Bateson-Hill & Francesca Peliozzi (+ Chinese text - Manyee Wan)97818 40890 471 - Zero to Ten - Evans 1996 (+ paper cuts - Sha-Lui-Qu)

LENNY IN THE GARDEN 1-4 yrsKen Wilson-Max97818 45079 802 (hbk/card) - Frances Lincoln 2009 LEON AND BOB 2-7 yrsSimon James97814 06308 495 - Walker Books 2008 (1997)

LEOPARD'S DRUM, THE - An Asante tale from West Africa 3-7 yrsJessica Souhami07112 09073 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1995)07112 21472 (big bk)04390 18501 (Read and Respond) - Scholastic 2000 - for adults

LET'S FEED THE DUCKS 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 532 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S GO FOR A RIDE OP 3-7 yrs18534 5710 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S GO TO BED 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 556 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HAVE FUN 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 549 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HOP AND SKIP OP 1-4 yrs18543 45729 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S LOOK AT EYES OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT FEET OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92749 - Evans 2001 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT HANDS OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LEVERS OP 6-10 yrsChris Ollerenshaw & Pat Triggs07136 52306 - A & C Black 1991 (non-fiction/photos) LIMA'S RED HOT CHILLI 2-7 yrsDavid Mills & Derek Brazell 97818 52694 258 - Mantra 1997 (dual language, Somali + English) Also in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Japanese, Khymer, Korean, Panjabi, Polish, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, & Yoruba - all with English18526 94297 (big bk) - English18526 95048 / 56 (big bk) - Bengali + English / Urdu + English

LITTLE INCHKIN 4-8 yrsFiona French97818 45070 090 - (big bk) Frances Lincoln 2004 (1994)

LOOK OUT FOR STRANGERS and those that you know OP 3-8 yrsPaul Humphrey, Alex Ramay & Colin King02375 25453 - Evans 1994 (non-fiction/photos) LUCY'S DAY TRIP OP 4-7 yrsJennifer Northway07497 0957X - Mammoth (Egmont 1991)

LULU LOVES THE LIBRARY 2-5 yrsAnna McQuinn & Rosalind Beardshaw97818 70516 426 (hbk) - Alanna Books 2006 97809 55199 875 (board bk)97809 55199 802 - pbk + multi language CD

MAGIC PAINTBRUSH, THE 3-8 yrsJulia Donaldson & Joel Stewart97803 33964 439 - Macmillan 2002

MARTY MONSTER 4-7 yrsMalorie Blackman & Pamela Venus97818 70516 426 - Tamarind 1999

MARY HAD A DINOSAUR 3-6 yrsEileen Browne & Ruth Rivers97802 37533 375 - Evans 200797802 37533 410 (hbk)

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB OP 0-3 yrsSam Childs00918 92961 (board bk) - Hutchinson 2003 (nursery rhyme) MAX LOVES SUNFLOWERS 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86804 139 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1997)

MAX'S MONEY 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 266 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX'S LETTER 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 259 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX PAINTS THE HOUSE 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 372 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 2000 (1993) MAX'S STARRY NIGHT 3-6 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 532 - Hyperion Books (USA) 2001

MIA'S STORY 5-9 yrsMichael Foreman97814 06305 333 - Walker Books 2006 97818 44282 784 (hbk)

MIKI 2-7 yrsStephen Mackey97803 40950 654 - Hodder Children’s Books 2009

MOONBIRD 6-10 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Jane Ray97805 52550 031 - Corgi (Random House) 2006

MOUNTAINS OF TIBET, THE 3-8 yrsMordacai Gerstein97818 98000 549 - Barefoot Books 1993

MS MACDONALD HAS A CLASS OP 2-7 yrsJan Ormerod00995 16519 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998 (rhyming text) MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS 5-10 yrsJohn Steptoe097801 40559 460 - Puffin 1987

MUM CAN FIX IT OP 4-9 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins18705 1601X - Tamarind Books 1987

MUM'S LATE 2-6 yrsElizabeth Hawkins & Pamela Venus97818 70516 402 - Tamarind 1999

MY BIG BROTHER JJ 3-7 yrsOdette Elliott & Patrice Aggs97818 48530 072 - Tamarind Books 2009 MY COLOURFUL DAY OP 2-5 yrsLaura Dollin & Amelia Rosato07497 41872 - My World (Egmont) 2000

MY DADDY 0-2 yrsMike Jolley & Emma Dodd97819 04513 711 (board bk) - Templar 2009 (novelty) MY DOG OP 1-4 yrsJune Crebbin & Russell Ayto07445 8308X - Walker Books 2001

MY FIRST ABC 2-5 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45077 426 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) (non-fiction/photos)

MY FIRST SIGNS 1-4 yrsAnnie Kubler97819 04550 040 (board bk) - Child’s Play 2004 (non-fiction + sign language)

MY PLAYTIME (Buggy Buddies) OP 0-2 yrs03339 04303 (board bk)Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (novelty)

MY TWO GRANNIES 3-8 yrsFloella Benjamin & Margaret Chamberlain97818 47800343 - Frances Lincoln 200797818 45076 436 (hbk) NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE 6-10 yrsAnna Perera & Carl Pearce97818 70516 778 - Tamarind 2006

NO DINNER! - The Story of the Old Woman and the Pumpkin 2-7 yrsJessica Souhami97818 45078 188 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1999)

NURSE NANCY OP 2-5 yrsRonne Randall & Emma Dodd07214 21644 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81841 (board bk)

ODDLY 2-7 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Patrick Benson97818 44280 032 (hbk) - Walker Books 2009

ONE, TWO, SKIP A FEW - First Number Rhymes 3-6 yrsRoberta Arenson (illus)97818 41482 194 - Barefoot Books 1998 (rhymes)18414 82196 (big bk)

1 2 3 OP 1-5 yrsJan Pienkowski04348 02816 (board bk) - Mammoth (Egmont) 1998 (non-fiction 1-10) OSCAR'S HALF BIRTHDAY 2-8 yrsBob Graham97814 06306 866 - Walker books 2008 (2005)

PATCHWORK QUILT, THE 6-10 yrsValerie Flournoy & Jerry Pinkney97808 03700 970 (hbk) - Puffin USA 1985

PEEK-A-BOO! 1-4 yrsJan Ormerod97803 70324 241 (board bk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 1997 (novelty/flaps) PEEK-A-BOO! OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth18596 74100 (hbk) - Lorenz Books (Anness Publishing) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) PEEKABOO, HELLO YOU OP 0-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett14050 53828 (board bk) Campbell Books 2006 (novelty)

PEEPO BABY! 1-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett97814 05088 787 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2006 (flaps)

PICNIC FARM OP 1-6 yrsChristine Morton & Sarah Barringer03336 83617 - Macmillan 1998

PLAYTIME (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62808 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002

PRINCESS GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying-Hwa Hu97618 45075 323 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2007

PURRFECT! 2-6 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus97818 70516 860 - Tamarind 2008 PUZZLE JOURNEY INTO SPACE - Usborne Young Puzzles 6-10 yrsLesley Sims & Annabel Spenceley97807 46017 159 - Usborne Publishing 1995

RAINBOW HOUSE OP 4-8 yrsVivian French & Biz Hull18705 16443 - Tamarind Books 1999

RAMA'S RETURN OP 4-9 yrsLisa Bruce & Katja Bandlow00994 39395 - Red Fox (Random House) 2003 (+ non-fiction notes)

RASTAMOUSE AND DA BAG - A BLING 6-10 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 849 - Little Roots 2006 (2005)

RASTAMOUSE AND THE CRUCIAL PLAN 4-8 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 818 - Little Roots 2005 (2003)

RATA-PATA-SCATA-FATA - A Caribbean Story OP 3-7 yrsPhillis Gershator & Holly Meade97819 32065 947 - Star Bright Books (USA) 2005 (1994)

ROSA AND GALILEO 4-9 yrsAnne Cotringer & Lizzie Finlay97800 99439 738 - Flying Foxes (Random House) 2003 (+non-fiction notes) ROSIE'S FIRST BALLET LESSON OP 5-8 yrsSusan Hampshire & Maria Theresa Meloni07497 30234 - Mammoth (Egmont) 199697800 60264 666 - Harper Collins (USA) 1996 as ROSIE’S BALLET SLIPPERS OP

ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT 1-3 yrsAnnie Kubler97808 59536 585 (board bk) - Childs Play 2003 (rhyming text) SAFE PLACE, A 2-7 yrsLucy Marcovitch & Jo Blake97818 70516 754 - Tamarind Books 2005

SAM'S DUCK OP 4-8 yrsMichael Morpugo & Keith Bowen00066 46255 - Picture Lions (Harper Collins) 1997

SAY GOODNIGHT 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 484 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

SILVER SHOES 4-8 yrsCaroline Binch 97818 45074 715 - Frances Lincoln 2005 (2001)

SKIP ACROSS THE OCEAN 2-7 yrsFloella Benjamin & Sheila Moxley97818 45077 884 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) ('worldwide' nursery rhymes) SLEEP TIGHT 2-5 yrsGrace Hallworth & Lisa Kopper97805 21477 017 - Cambridge University Press 1996

SLEEPYHEAD OP 2-5 yrsNicola Smee03339 02696 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2001 (rhyming text/novelty)18526 909 5X / 68 / 76 - Mantra Lingua 2003 (dual language, Bengali / Panjabi / Urdu, all with English)

SMILING 3-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 243 - Zero to Ten (Evans) non- fiction/photos SOMETHING SPECIAL 3-7 yrsNicola Moon & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 788 - Orchard Books 1995 SO MUCH 2-6 yrsTrish Cooke & Helen Oxenbury97814 06306 651 - Walker Books 2008 (1994)

SOUTH AFRICAN ANIMALS 4-11+ yrsLindiwe Mabuza & Alan Baker97818 70516 853 - Tamarind 2007 (A-Z + non-fiction notes) SOUTH AND NORTH, EAST AND WEST OP 7-11 yrsMichael Rosen & 22 illustrators07445 43665 - Walker Books 1995 (short stories)

SPIDER WEAVER, THE - A Legend of Kente Cloth OP 8-11 yrsMargaret Musgrove & Julia Cairns05909 87941 - Scholastic Inc 2001

SPLASH! SPLASH! 1-4 yrsGina Ford & Rosalinda Kightley97803 85612 876 (board bk) - Doubleday (Random House) 2008 ( novelty) STORY OF THE CREATION, THE 4-9 yrsJane Ray97818 52139 483 - Orchard Books 1992

SUN SLICES, MOON SLICES OP 2-7 yrsAdele Geras & Karin Littlewood05901 95778 - Little Hippo (Scholastic) 1998

TALES TOLD IN TENTS - Stories From Central Asia 8-11+ yearsSally Pomme Clayton & Sophie Herxheimer97818 45072 780 - Frances Lincoln 200497818 45070 663 (hbk)

TELLING THE TRUTH 6-10 yrsAlthea, Charlie Best & Conny Jude97807 13660 760 - A & C Black 1997 non-fiction/+photos

THAT'S MY MUM 5-9 yrsHenriette Barkow & Derek Brazell97818 52696 283 - Mantra Lingua 2001 (dual language, Czech + English) Also in Bengali, Farsi, Gujarati, Panjabi, Portuguese, Somali, Swahali Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba (all with English)

THAT’S NOT MY BABY 0-3 yrsFiona Watt & Rachel Wells97814 09506 263 (board bk) - Usborne 2009 (novelty/touch/mirror) THERE WERE TEN IN THE BED 3-6 yrsAnnie Kubler (illus)97808 59538 978 - Child's Play 2001 (nursery song/novelty) THINGS TO DO AT THE SEASIDE 2-7 yrsPaul Humphrey & Chris Fairclough97807 49668 556 - Franklin Watts 2006 (non-fiction/photos) THIS IS THE TREE 3-7 yrsMiriam Moss & Adrienne Kennaway97807 11214 910 - Frances Lincoln 2000

THROUGH MY WINDOW 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne97818 45078 935 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1986)

TICKLE, TICKLE 1-4 yrsDakari Hru & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47565 628 (board bk) - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2004

TICKLE, TICKLE 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 477 - (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

TIGER OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries07445 63550 - Walker Books 1992 (+ non-fiction notes)07445 62252 (hbk)

TIGER CHILD, THE - A Folktale from India 3-8 yrsJoanna Troughton97801 40382 389 - Puffin 1996

TIGER DREAMS 2-7yrsGerald Rose & Jean Glasberg97805 21559 706 - Cambridge University Press 1996

TIME TO GET UP 3-6 yrsGill McLean & Lynne Willey97818 70516 112 - Tamarind 1992

TODDLEROBICS, ANIMAL FUN OP 1-4 yrsZita Newcombe07445 7787X - Walker Books 1999

TOO MUCH TALK OP 3-7 yrsAngela Shelf Medearis & Stefano Vitale07445 4775X - Walker Books 1995

TORTOISE'S DREAM - A Folktale from Africa OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06713 - Puffin 1994 (1980)

TOYS - Touch and Feel OP 1-3 yrsAndy Crawford & Steve Gorton07513 3958X (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/novelty) TURTLE AND THE ISLAND, THE - A Folktale from Papua New Guinea 3-7 yrsBarbara Ker Wilson & Franne Lessac97807 11206 977 - Frances Lincoln 1991

TUCKING IN! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrs Jess Stockham97818 46430 466 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps)

UNDER THE MOON & OVER THE SEA - A Collection of Caribbean Poems 8-11+ yrs ed: John Agard & Grace Nichols + 5 illustrators97814 06309 591 - Walker Books 2007 (2002) (poetry) VERY HOT DAY, A 2-6 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten97805 21634 564 (big bk) - Cambridge University Press 1996 WAIT AND SEE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 03512 - Methuen (Egmont) 1988

WASHING 4-7 yrsGwyneth Swain97818 40893 922 - Evans (Small World) 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

WATER WITCHER 4-8 yrsJan Ormerod97819 21272 165 - Little Hare (Australia) 2008 (2006) WE ARE BRITAIN 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah 97807 11219 021- Frances Lincoln 2002 (non-fiction/photos/poetry) WE'RE GOING ON A LION HUNT 2-7 yrsDavid Axtell97803 33741 498 - Macmillan 1999

WHAT ABOUT ME? OP 1-4 yrsHelen Stephens07513 6245X - Dorling Kindersley 1999

WHAT COLOUR? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45076 795 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S HAPPENING? - DEATH OP 6-11 yrs07502 13795 - Hodder Wayland (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S INSIDE? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11210 547 - Frances Lincoln 1996 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S IN THE PAN MAN? 3-7 yrsPauline Stewart and Alex Ayliffe97803 70325 835 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2002

WHAT'S UNDER THE BED? 4-9 yrsMick Manning & Brita Granstrom97807 49656 850 - Franklin Watts 1997 (non-fiction) WHEELS OP 5-9 yrsShirley Hughes07445 63755 - Walker Books 1991

WHEN I'M A GROWN-UP 2-6 yrsAnne Faundez & Katherine Lucas9781845383 084 - QED Publishing 2004

WHEN THE WORLD BEGAN - Stories Collected in Ethiopia OP 7-11 yrsElizabeth Laird & 4 illustrators01927 41896 - Oxford University Press 2000

WHOEVER YOU ARE 3-7 yrsMem Fox & Leslie Staub97801 52060 305 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (USA) 2006 (1997) (non-fiction)97801 52060 664 - board bk97801 52058 913 - dual language, Spanish + English

WHOSE BIRTHDAY IS IT? 3-8 yrsSherryl Clark & Jan Smith97807 49647 094 - Franklin Watts (Hopscotch) 2002

WHO'S IN OUR STREET? OP 5-10 yrsJan Ormerod00992 62894 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998

WIZARD PUNCHKIN, THE - A Folktale from India OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06764 - Puffin (1982) 1994

YEAR IN THE CITY, THE 5-10 yrsKathy Henderson & Paul Howard97814 06309 652 - Walker Books 2007 (1996)

YOUNG INFERNO, THE 10-11+ yearsJohn Agard & Satoshi Kitamura97818 45077 693 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2008 (poetry/b&w illus)

ZOE AND HER ZEBRA 2-7 yrsClare Beaton97818 41483 931 (board bk) - Barefoot Books 1999 (alphabet)

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Multicultural Picture Books ages 0-11+ June 2010

Eileen Browne's choice

As a children’s author and illustrator, I delight in reading picture books and am particularly interested in those which portray a rich diversity of people and cultures.

This list is based on simple criteria, the most important of which being what engages children and holds their attention from the front cover to the back. They are all ‘a good read’.

The books are full-colour illustrated paperback fiction, published in the UK, unless otherwise stated. Titles known to be out of print are marked OP. They are often still available from libraries or can be found on line. If a book that you want is out of print, write to the publisher and ask if they are going to reprint it.

No part of this text/list may be sold in any form whatsoever.

Text/list is copyright © Eileen Browne 2009

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ABU ALI COUNTS HIS DONKEYS OP 4-7 yrsDorothy Van Workhoem & Harry Horse07445 68250 - Walker Books 1999 (+ counting 1-10/+ notes for parents)

ADVENTURES OF SUPER DIAPER BABY, THE 9-11+ yrsGeorge Beard and Harold Hutchins97804 39981 613 - Scholastic 2002 (comic strip/graphic novel/b&w illus)

ALL ABOUT ME 2-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11211 001 - Frances Lincoln 1992 97807 11215 382 (big bk) (non-fiction/photos)

ALL FALL DOWN 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 491 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

ALL MY FRIENDS 3-7 yrsGill Lobel & Jo Blake97818 70516 822 - Tamarind 2006

AMAZING GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch 97818 45077 495 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1991)97818 45074 142 - dual language Bengali + English ( 2005) Also in Gujarati, Panjabi, Urdu - (all with English)07112 13895 (big bk)97814 07112 398318 - (for teachers - Read and Respond) Scholastic - 2009

ANGEL JUST LIKE ME, AN 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying -Hwa Hu97818 45078 744 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1997)

ANIMAL BOOGIE, THE 2-7 yrsDebbie Harter 97819 05236 602 - Barefoot Books 2000 97819 05236 220 (pbk + CD)97818 46862 311 (hbk + CD)

APPLE PIP PRINCESS, THE 7-11 yrsJane Ray97818 46161 018 - Orchard Books 2008 (2007)

BABIES BATHTIME OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99904 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABIES EATING OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99920 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABY EARTH OP 5-10 yrsMichele Petit-Jean 08595 3958X (hbk) - Child's Play 1995

BABY NOISES 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell97818 70516 706 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY PLAYS 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell18705 16710 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY SAYS PEEKABOO! 0-2 yrs97814 05312 752 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2006 (non-fiction/photos)

BATHTIME - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97819 04618 140 (board bk) Picthall & Gunzi 2004 BABY'S DAY OP 2-7 yrsTrish Grant97814 06303 346 (board bk) - Walker Books 2007 (non-fiction/photos)

BEAR IN THE CAVE, THE 3-7 yrs Michael Rosen & Adrian Reynolds97807 47577 652 (hbk) - Bloomsbury Children’s Books 200797814 08801 475 (board bk) 97807 47577 867 (bk + CD) BEAR ON A BIKE 2-7 yrsStella Blackstone & Debbie Harter 97819 05236 985 - Barefoot Books 199897818 41483 740 (board bk)

BEDTIME! 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 939 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (2002) (non-fiction/photos)

BEING FRIENDS 7-11+ yrs Althea97807 13660 784 - A & C Black 2001 (1997) (non-fiction/photos) BEST MUM, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 624 - Tamarind 2003

BEST TOY, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 648 - Tamarind 2003

BET YOU CAN'T OP 3-5 yrsPenny Dale 07445 12255 - Walker Books 1986

BIG EYES, SCARY VOICE 4-7 yrsEdell Wignell & Carl Pearce97818 70516 884 - Tamarind 2008 BIG KATIE MORAG STORY BOOK, THE 4-9 yrsMari Hedderwick 97800 99720 317 - Red Fox (Random House) 2000 (1996)

BLOWING BUBBLES 2-4 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten 97805 21006 699 - Cambridge University Press 1996

BOO BARNEY OP 0-3 yrsAlex Ayliffe 18412 12091 (board bk) - Orchard Books 2000 BOOTS FOR A BRIDESMAID 6-10 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 303 - Tamarind 2003 (1995)

BRINGING THE RAIN TO KAPITI PLAIN 3-7 yrsVerna Aardema & Beatriz Vidal 97803 33351 642 - Macmillan 1986 (1981)

BUSY PLAYTIME 1-3 yrsRebecca Finn97814 05021 304 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Pan Macmillan) 2004 (novelty)

BUT MARTIN! 2-7 yrsJune Counsel & Neal Layton97805 52551 380 - Picture Corgi (Random House) 200505525 23127 - June Counsel & Carolyn Dinan - Picture Corgi (Transworld) 1984 OP

CAN YOU HEAR THE SEA? 3-7 yrsJudy Cumberbatch & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47576 655 - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2006

CAPTAIN COOL 3-8 yrsDamian Harvey & Rory Walker97807 49668 082 - Franklin Watts 2006

CARIBBEAN ANIMALS 3-8 yrsDawne Allette & Alan Baker97818 70516 679 - Tamarind 2004 (A-Z + non-fiction notes)

CARIBBEAN DOZEN, A - Poems from Caribbean Poets 7-11 yrsJohn Agard, Grace Nicols (Ed) & Cathie Felstead 97814 06309 522 - Walker Books 2007 (1994) (poetry)

CARRYING 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 304 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (1999) CLAP HANDS 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury 97814 06319 354 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

CLOTHES - A Very First Picture Book OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth 18596 74070 (hbk) - Anness Publishing/Lorenz Books 1997 (non-fiction/photos)

CLOUD TEA MONKEYS 7-11+ yrsMal Peet, Elspeth Graham & Juan Wjngaard97814 06300 925 (hbk) - Walker Books 2010

COLOURS - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97809 53778 584 (board bk) - Picthall & Gunzi 2004 (non-fiction/novelty)

COMING OF NIGHT, THE - A Yoruba Creation Myth 4-8 yrsJames Riorden & Jenny Stow 97807 11213 784 - Frances Lincoln 200097818 45074 548 (big bk)

CROSS WITH US RHINOCEROS, THE OP 4-7 yrsJohn Bush & Paul Geraghty 00995 98000 - Red Fox (Random House) 1999

DAVE AND THE TOOTH FAIRY 4-8 yrsVerna Wilkins and Paul Hunt 97818 70516 136 - Tamarind 1993

DUMPER TRUCK 1-3 yrsSue Hendra97802 30705 524 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2008 (novelty)

EAGLE OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 62206 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes)

EAT UP, GEMMA 2-7 yrsSarah Hayes & Jan Ormerod 97814 06306 705 - Walker Books 2007 (1988)

ELEPHANT OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 32957 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes) ELEPHANT'S PILLOW, THE - A Chinese Bedtime Story 5-9 yrsDiana Reynolds Roome & Jude Daly97818 45077 983 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (2003)

FAMILIES 1-8 yrsDebbie Bailey & Susan Huszar97815 50375 947 (hbk) - Annick Press (US) Ltd 1999 (non-fiction/photos)

FARMYARD JAMBOREE, THE 3-7 yrsMargaret Read Macdonald & Sophie Fatus97818 55765 344 - Barefoot Books 2005 (+CD + non-fiction notes)

FEELING GREAT! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrsJess Stockham97818 46430 480 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps) FEELING JEALOUS 6-11+ yrsAlthea 97807 13663 334 - A & C Black 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

FIND MY BOOTS! 1-3 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45073 381 (board bk) - Frances Lincoln 2004 (1996) (photos/flaps)

FIND OUT ABOUT THE BODY OP 5-10 yrsAnita Ganeri & Lesley Howling 05633 55433 - BBC Education 1994 (non-fiction + photos + teacher’s notes) 05634 64046 (big bk) FINISHED BEING FOUR OP 3-7 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Claire Pound 18705 16109 - Tamarind 1992 FIREMAN FERGUS OP 2-5 yrsMandy Ross & Emma Dodd 07214 21652 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81833 (board bk) FIRST WORDS OP 1-3 yrsMoira Butterfield & Julie Fisher 07214 28363 (board bk) - Ladybird 1998

FOOTPRINTS IN THE FOREST - A Chembakolli Story 7-11 yrsTaahra Ghazi & Eileen Browne97818 72502 588 - Action Aid 1999 (+ non-fiction notes)97818 72502 571 (big bk) FRUITS - A Caribbean Counting Poem 3-8 yrsValerie Bloom & David Axtell97803 33653 128 - Macmillan Children's Books 1997 (1992)

FULL, FULL, FULL OF LOVE 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Paul Howard 97818 44287 826 - Walker Books 2004 FURAHA MEANS HAPPY! - A Story With Swahili Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) - Chrysalis Children’s Books 2000 (1995) (English + Swahili)

GET DRESSED! Tray Plays OP 0-2 yrsLuana Rinaldo97814 05091 473 ( board bk) - Campbell Books 2007 (non-fiction/novelty) GIANT HICCUPS 3-7 yrsJaqui Farley & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 273 - Tamarind 1994 GIANT TURNIP, THE 2-7 yrsHenriette Barkow & Richard Johnson18526 97350 (Chinese & English) - Mantra 2001

GIVE ME MY YAM! OP 3-7 yrsJan Blake & Peter Melnyczuk 07445 48853 - Walker Books 1998 GLITTERY GARDEN OP 0-3 yrsHelen Stephens 03339 65329 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 2002

GLOBAL BABIES 0-5 yrsGlobal Fund for Children + several photographers97815 80891 745 (board bk) - Charlesbridge (USA) 2007 (non-fiction/photos) GOING TO SCHOOL 3-6 yrsGrace Hallworth & Richard Brown97805 21559 355 - Cambridge University Press 1996 GOOD NIGHT (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62786 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2000 (non-fiction/photos) GOTCHA SMILE, THE 3-7 yrsRita Philips Mitchell & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 825 - Orchard Books 1998 GRACE AND FAMILY 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch97818 45078 065 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995)97807 11221 925 (big bk) GRANDAD TREE, THE OP 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Sharon Wilson07445 78752 - Walker Books 2000 GRANDFATHER & I 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Omerod97801 40556 988 - Puffin 1995

GRANDMA’S SATURDAY SOUP 3-8 yrsSally Fraser & Derek Brazell97818 44449 347 - Mantra Lingua 2005 (dual language, German + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Chinese-simplified, Farsi, French, Gujariti, Hindi, Italien, Japanese, Panjabi, Patois, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) GRANDMOTHER & I OP 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Ormerod01400 56974 - Puffin 1995 GRANDMOTHERS' STORIES - Wise Women Tales From Many Cultures 6-11 yrsBurleigh Mutén & Siân Bailey97818 46860 102 (pbk + CD) - Barefoot Books 1999 (short stories) GREGORY COOL 6-9 yrsCaroline Binch97807 11208 902 - Frances Lincoln 1997 (1994)07112 15367 (big bk)

HAIR 2-8 yrsKate Petty & several photographers97818 45075 538 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/photos/map) HALALA MEANS WELCOME - A Story With Zulu Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) David Bennett Books (Chrysalis) 1995

HANDA'S HEN 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44598 155 - Walker Books 2002 (+counting 1-10)97807 44575 026 (hbk)97807 44575 026 (big bk)97818 44440 634 - Mantra Lingua 2004 (dual language,Chinese + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Croatian, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Portuguese, Russian, Shona, Somali, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) HANDA'S SURPRISE 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44536 348 - Walker Books 199497814 06307 511 (pbk + DVD - DVD includes Handa’s Hen)97807 44554 731 (big bk)97818 52694 722 - Mantra Lingua 2002 (dual language, Bengali + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) 97804 39945 202 - activities based on book - Scholastic (Read and Respond) 2007 (for Adults)

HAVE YOU EVER PICKED A DANDELION? OP 3-6 yrsHannah Roche & Pierre Pratt18408 90622 (card/spiral bound) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1998 (non-fiction)

HIC! OP 2-6 yrsSue Eaves03703 26458 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2003

HIDDEN TALES FROM EASTERN EUROPE 7-11 yrsAntonia Barber & Paul Hess97818 45071 479 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (short stories)

HOME IN THE SKY OP 3-11+ yrsJeannie Baker07445 78493 - Walker Books 2001 (1984)

HOME NOW 5-9 yrsLesley Beake & Karin Littlewood97818 45076 382 - Frances Lincoln 2006

HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, THE 2-6 yrsJenny Stow97818 45079 437 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (rhyme) HOW MANY? OP 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking07112 08026 - Frances Lincoln 1992 (non-fiction/counting/photos) HUE BOY OP 4-9 yrsRita Phillips Mitchell & Caroline Binch01405 63547 - Puffin 1992 I CAN CLAP! (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37773 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I CAN PLAY (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37781 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I DON'T EAT TOOTHPASTE ANYMORE 2-5 yrsKaren King & Lynne Willey9781870516 167 - Tamarind 1993

IF WE HAD A SAILBOAT 2-6 yrsJonathan Emmett & Adrian Reynolds97801 92725 585 - Oxford University Press 2006

IGNIS 4-9 yrsGina Wilson & P J Lynch97807 44594 058 - Walker Books 2002

I KNOW A SECRET OP 3-8 yrsSue Baker & Annie Kubler08595 33158 (hbk) - Child's Play 1988 (+ non-fiction/birth) IMRAN AND THE WATCH 3-7 yrsTony Bradman & Pricilla Lamont97805 21468 992 - Cambridge University Press 1996

IN A MINUTE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 04187 - Methuen (Egmont) 1990

IN THE BATH - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 382 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE GARDEN - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 399 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE WOODS - Guess Who’s Hiding? 2-5 yrsAna Martin Larranga97818 40893 243 (board bk) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1999 (novelty)

ISHTAR AND TAMMUZ - A Babylonian Myth of the Seasons 7-11 yrsChristopher Moore & Christina Balit97807 11210 998 - Francis Lincoln 1996

ISLAND COUNTING 1 2 3 2-6 yrsFrane Lessac97818 44282 463 - Walker Books 2005 (counting 1-10)97814 06312 225 (board bk)

I WISH TONIGHT OP 3-9 yrsLois Rock & Anne Wilson07459 42733 (hbk) - Lion Publishing 2000

JAMAICA AND BRIANNA OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian14052 09634 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1995)

JAMAICA'S FIND OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian04502 9372 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1986)

J IS FOR JAMAICA 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah & Prodeepta Das97818 45076 092 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/+ rhyme/photos)

KASPAR'S GREATEST DISCOVERY OP 4-9 yrsCampbell Paget & Reg Cartwright07112 11744 - Frances Lincoln 1997

KINTU'S MISTAKE 6-10 yrsRosalind Kerven & Matilda Harrison97815 75720 159 (hbk) - Raintree Interactive Library (USA) 1996

LAGHU THE CLEVER CROW 3-7 yrsBhavit Mehta & Carol Liddiment 97809 56118 301 - Saadhak Books 2009

LAO LAO OF DRAGON MOUNTAIN 7-11 yrsMargaret Bateson-Hill & Francesca Peliozzi (+ Chinese text - Manyee Wan)97818 40890 471 - Zero to Ten - Evans 1996 (+ paper cuts - Sha-Lui-Qu)

LENNY IN THE GARDEN 1-4 yrsKen Wilson-Max97818 45079 802 (hbk/card) - Frances Lincoln 2009 LEON AND BOB 2-7 yrsSimon James97814 06308 495 - Walker Books 2008 (1997)

LEOPARD'S DRUM, THE - An Asante tale from West Africa 3-7 yrsJessica Souhami07112 09073 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1995)07112 21472 (big bk)04390 18501 (Read and Respond) - Scholastic 2000 - for adults

LET'S FEED THE DUCKS 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 532 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S GO FOR A RIDE OP 3-7 yrs18534 5710 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S GO TO BED 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 556 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HAVE FUN 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 549 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HOP AND SKIP OP 1-4 yrs18543 45729 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S LOOK AT EYES OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT FEET OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92749 - Evans 2001 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT HANDS OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LEVERS OP 6-10 yrsChris Ollerenshaw & Pat Triggs07136 52306 - A & C Black 1991 (non-fiction/photos) LIMA'S RED HOT CHILLI 2-7 yrsDavid Mills & Derek Brazell 97818 52694 258 - Mantra 1997 (dual language, Somali + English) Also in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Japanese, Khymer, Korean, Panjabi, Polish, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, & Yoruba - all with English18526 94297 (big bk) - English18526 95048 / 56 (big bk) - Bengali + English / Urdu + English

LITTLE INCHKIN 4-8 yrsFiona French97818 45070 090 - (big bk) Frances Lincoln 2004 (1994)

LOOK OUT FOR STRANGERS and those that you know OP 3-8 yrsPaul Humphrey, Alex Ramay & Colin King02375 25453 - Evans 1994 (non-fiction/photos) LUCY'S DAY TRIP OP 4-7 yrsJennifer Northway07497 0957X - Mammoth (Egmont 1991)

LULU LOVES THE LIBRARY 2-5 yrsAnna McQuinn & Rosalind Beardshaw97818 70516 426 (hbk) - Alanna Books 2006 97809 55199 875 (board bk)97809 55199 802 - pbk + multi language CD

MAGIC PAINTBRUSH, THE 3-8 yrsJulia Donaldson & Joel Stewart97803 33964 439 - Macmillan 2002

MARTY MONSTER 4-7 yrsMalorie Blackman & Pamela Venus97818 70516 426 - Tamarind 1999

MARY HAD A DINOSAUR 3-6 yrsEileen Browne & Ruth Rivers97802 37533 375 - Evans 200797802 37533 410 (hbk)

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB OP 0-3 yrsSam Childs00918 92961 (board bk) - Hutchinson 2003 (nursery rhyme) MAX LOVES SUNFLOWERS 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86804 139 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1997)

MAX'S MONEY 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 266 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX'S LETTER 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 259 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX PAINTS THE HOUSE 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 372 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 2000 (1993) MAX'S STARRY NIGHT 3-6 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 532 - Hyperion Books (USA) 2001

MIA'S STORY 5-9 yrsMichael Foreman97814 06305 333 - Walker Books 2006 97818 44282 784 (hbk)

MIKI 2-7 yrsStephen Mackey97803 40950 654 - Hodder Children’s Books 2009

MOONBIRD 6-10 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Jane Ray97805 52550 031 - Corgi (Random House) 2006

MOUNTAINS OF TIBET, THE 3-8 yrsMordacai Gerstein97818 98000 549 - Barefoot Books 1993

MS MACDONALD HAS A CLASS OP 2-7 yrsJan Ormerod00995 16519 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998 (rhyming text) MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS 5-10 yrsJohn Steptoe097801 40559 460 - Puffin 1987

MUM CAN FIX IT OP 4-9 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins18705 1601X - Tamarind Books 1987

MUM'S LATE 2-6 yrsElizabeth Hawkins & Pamela Venus97818 70516 402 - Tamarind 1999

MY BIG BROTHER JJ 3-7 yrsOdette Elliott & Patrice Aggs97818 48530 072 - Tamarind Books 2009 MY COLOURFUL DAY OP 2-5 yrsLaura Dollin & Amelia Rosato07497 41872 - My World (Egmont) 2000

MY DADDY 0-2 yrsMike Jolley & Emma Dodd97819 04513 711 (board bk) - Templar 2009 (novelty) MY DOG OP 1-4 yrsJune Crebbin & Russell Ayto07445 8308X - Walker Books 2001

MY FIRST ABC 2-5 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45077 426 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) (non-fiction/photos)

MY FIRST SIGNS 1-4 yrsAnnie Kubler97819 04550 040 (board bk) - Child’s Play 2004 (non-fiction + sign language)

MY PLAYTIME (Buggy Buddies) OP 0-2 yrs03339 04303 (board bk)Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (novelty)

MY TWO GRANNIES 3-8 yrsFloella Benjamin & Margaret Chamberlain97818 47800343 - Frances Lincoln 200797818 45076 436 (hbk) NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE 6-10 yrsAnna Perera & Carl Pearce97818 70516 778 - Tamarind 2006

NO DINNER! - The Story of the Old Woman and the Pumpkin 2-7 yrsJessica Souhami97818 45078 188 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1999)

NURSE NANCY OP 2-5 yrsRonne Randall & Emma Dodd07214 21644 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81841 (board bk)

ODDLY 2-7 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Patrick Benson97818 44280 032 (hbk) - Walker Books 2009

ONE, TWO, SKIP A FEW - First Number Rhymes 3-6 yrsRoberta Arenson (illus)97818 41482 194 - Barefoot Books 1998 (rhymes)18414 82196 (big bk)

1 2 3 OP 1-5 yrsJan Pienkowski04348 02816 (board bk) - Mammoth (Egmont) 1998 (non-fiction 1-10) OSCAR'S HALF BIRTHDAY 2-8 yrsBob Graham97814 06306 866 - Walker books 2008 (2005)

PATCHWORK QUILT, THE 6-10 yrsValerie Flournoy & Jerry Pinkney97808 03700 970 (hbk) - Puffin USA 1985

PEEK-A-BOO! 1-4 yrsJan Ormerod97803 70324 241 (board bk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 1997 (novelty/flaps) PEEK-A-BOO! OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth18596 74100 (hbk) - Lorenz Books (Anness Publishing) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) PEEKABOO, HELLO YOU OP 0-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett14050 53828 (board bk) Campbell Books 2006 (novelty)

PEEPO BABY! 1-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett97814 05088 787 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2006 (flaps)

PICNIC FARM OP 1-6 yrsChristine Morton & Sarah Barringer03336 83617 - Macmillan 1998

PLAYTIME (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62808 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002

PRINCESS GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying-Hwa Hu97618 45075 323 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2007

PURRFECT! 2-6 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus97818 70516 860 - Tamarind 2008 PUZZLE JOURNEY INTO SPACE - Usborne Young Puzzles 6-10 yrsLesley Sims & Annabel Spenceley97807 46017 159 - Usborne Publishing 1995

RAINBOW HOUSE OP 4-8 yrsVivian French & Biz Hull18705 16443 - Tamarind Books 1999

RAMA'S RETURN OP 4-9 yrsLisa Bruce & Katja Bandlow00994 39395 - Red Fox (Random House) 2003 (+ non-fiction notes)

RASTAMOUSE AND DA BAG - A BLING 6-10 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 849 - Little Roots 2006 (2005)

RASTAMOUSE AND THE CRUCIAL PLAN 4-8 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 818 - Little Roots 2005 (2003)

RATA-PATA-SCATA-FATA - A Caribbean Story OP 3-7 yrsPhillis Gershator & Holly Meade97819 32065 947 - Star Bright Books (USA) 2005 (1994)

ROSA AND GALILEO 4-9 yrsAnne Cotringer & Lizzie Finlay97800 99439 738 - Flying Foxes (Random House) 2003 (+non-fiction notes) ROSIE'S FIRST BALLET LESSON OP 5-8 yrsSusan Hampshire & Maria Theresa Meloni07497 30234 - Mammoth (Egmont) 199697800 60264 666 - Harper Collins (USA) 1996 as ROSIE’S BALLET SLIPPERS OP

ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT 1-3 yrsAnnie Kubler97808 59536 585 (board bk) - Childs Play 2003 (rhyming text) SAFE PLACE, A 2-7 yrsLucy Marcovitch & Jo Blake97818 70516 754 - Tamarind Books 2005

SAM'S DUCK OP 4-8 yrsMichael Morpugo & Keith Bowen00066 46255 - Picture Lions (Harper Collins) 1997

SAY GOODNIGHT 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 484 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

SILVER SHOES 4-8 yrsCaroline Binch 97818 45074 715 - Frances Lincoln 2005 (2001)

SKIP ACROSS THE OCEAN 2-7 yrsFloella Benjamin & Sheila Moxley97818 45077 884 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) ('worldwide' nursery rhymes) SLEEP TIGHT 2-5 yrsGrace Hallworth & Lisa Kopper97805 21477 017 - Cambridge University Press 1996

SLEEPYHEAD OP 2-5 yrsNicola Smee03339 02696 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2001 (rhyming text/novelty)18526 909 5X / 68 / 76 - Mantra Lingua 2003 (dual language, Bengali / Panjabi / Urdu, all with English)

SMILING 3-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 243 - Zero to Ten (Evans) non- fiction/photos SOMETHING SPECIAL 3-7 yrsNicola Moon & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 788 - Orchard Books 1995 SO MUCH 2-6 yrsTrish Cooke & Helen Oxenbury97814 06306 651 - Walker Books 2008 (1994)

SOUTH AFRICAN ANIMALS 4-11+ yrsLindiwe Mabuza & Alan Baker97818 70516 853 - Tamarind 2007 (A-Z + non-fiction notes) SOUTH AND NORTH, EAST AND WEST OP 7-11 yrsMichael Rosen & 22 illustrators07445 43665 - Walker Books 1995 (short stories)

SPIDER WEAVER, THE - A Legend of Kente Cloth OP 8-11 yrsMargaret Musgrove & Julia Cairns05909 87941 - Scholastic Inc 2001

SPLASH! SPLASH! 1-4 yrsGina Ford & Rosalinda Kightley97803 85612 876 (board bk) - Doubleday (Random House) 2008 ( novelty) STORY OF THE CREATION, THE 4-9 yrsJane Ray97818 52139 483 - Orchard Books 1992

SUN SLICES, MOON SLICES OP 2-7 yrsAdele Geras & Karin Littlewood05901 95778 - Little Hippo (Scholastic) 1998

TALES TOLD IN TENTS - Stories From Central Asia 8-11+ yearsSally Pomme Clayton & Sophie Herxheimer97818 45072 780 - Frances Lincoln 200497818 45070 663 (hbk)

TELLING THE TRUTH 6-10 yrsAlthea, Charlie Best & Conny Jude97807 13660 760 - A & C Black 1997 non-fiction/+photos

THAT'S MY MUM 5-9 yrsHenriette Barkow & Derek Brazell97818 52696 283 - Mantra Lingua 2001 (dual language, Czech + English) Also in Bengali, Farsi, Gujarati, Panjabi, Portuguese, Somali, Swahali Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba (all with English)

THAT’S NOT MY BABY 0-3 yrsFiona Watt & Rachel Wells97814 09506 263 (board bk) - Usborne 2009 (novelty/touch/mirror) THERE WERE TEN IN THE BED 3-6 yrsAnnie Kubler (illus)97808 59538 978 - Child's Play 2001 (nursery song/novelty) THINGS TO DO AT THE SEASIDE 2-7 yrsPaul Humphrey & Chris Fairclough97807 49668 556 - Franklin Watts 2006 (non-fiction/photos) THIS IS THE TREE 3-7 yrsMiriam Moss & Adrienne Kennaway97807 11214 910 - Frances Lincoln 2000

THROUGH MY WINDOW 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne97818 45078 935 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1986)

TICKLE, TICKLE 1-4 yrsDakari Hru & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47565 628 (board bk) - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2004

TICKLE, TICKLE 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 477 - (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

TIGER OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries07445 63550 - Walker Books 1992 (+ non-fiction notes)07445 62252 (hbk)

TIGER CHILD, THE - A Folktale from India 3-8 yrsJoanna Troughton97801 40382 389 - Puffin 1996

TIGER DREAMS 2-7yrsGerald Rose & Jean Glasberg97805 21559 706 - Cambridge University Press 1996

TIME TO GET UP 3-6 yrsGill McLean & Lynne Willey97818 70516 112 - Tamarind 1992

TODDLEROBICS, ANIMAL FUN OP 1-4 yrsZita Newcombe07445 7787X - Walker Books 1999

TOO MUCH TALK OP 3-7 yrsAngela Shelf Medearis & Stefano Vitale07445 4775X - Walker Books 1995

TORTOISE'S DREAM - A Folktale from Africa OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06713 - Puffin 1994 (1980)

TOYS - Touch and Feel OP 1-3 yrsAndy Crawford & Steve Gorton07513 3958X (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/novelty) TURTLE AND THE ISLAND, THE - A Folktale from Papua New Guinea 3-7 yrsBarbara Ker Wilson & Franne Lessac97807 11206 977 - Frances Lincoln 1991

TUCKING IN! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrs Jess Stockham97818 46430 466 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps)

UNDER THE MOON & OVER THE SEA - A Collection of Caribbean Poems 8-11+ yrs ed: John Agard & Grace Nichols + 5 illustrators97814 06309 591 - Walker Books 2007 (2002) (poetry) VERY HOT DAY, A 2-6 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten97805 21634 564 (big bk) - Cambridge University Press 1996 WAIT AND SEE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 03512 - Methuen (Egmont) 1988

WASHING 4-7 yrsGwyneth Swain97818 40893 922 - Evans (Small World) 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

WATER WITCHER 4-8 yrsJan Ormerod97819 21272 165 - Little Hare (Australia) 2008 (2006) WE ARE BRITAIN 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah 97807 11219 021- Frances Lincoln 2002 (non-fiction/photos/poetry) WE'RE GOING ON A LION HUNT 2-7 yrsDavid Axtell97803 33741 498 - Macmillan 1999

WHAT ABOUT ME? OP 1-4 yrsHelen Stephens07513 6245X - Dorling Kindersley 1999

WHAT COLOUR? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45076 795 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S HAPPENING? - DEATH OP 6-11 yrs07502 13795 - Hodder Wayland (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S INSIDE? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11210 547 - Frances Lincoln 1996 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S IN THE PAN MAN? 3-7 yrsPauline Stewart and Alex Ayliffe97803 70325 835 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2002

WHAT'S UNDER THE BED? 4-9 yrsMick Manning & Brita Granstrom97807 49656 850 - Franklin Watts 1997 (non-fiction) WHEELS OP 5-9 yrsShirley Hughes07445 63755 - Walker Books 1991

WHEN I'M A GROWN-UP 2-6 yrsAnne Faundez & Katherine Lucas9781845383 084 - QED Publishing 2004

WHEN THE WORLD BEGAN - Stories Collected in Ethiopia OP 7-11 yrsElizabeth Laird & 4 illustrators01927 41896 - Oxford University Press 2000

WHOEVER YOU ARE 3-7 yrsMem Fox & Leslie Staub97801 52060 305 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (USA) 2006 (1997) (non-fiction)97801 52060 664 - board bk97801 52058 913 - dual language, Spanish + English

WHOSE BIRTHDAY IS IT? 3-8 yrsSherryl Clark & Jan Smith97807 49647 094 - Franklin Watts (Hopscotch) 2002

WHO'S IN OUR STREET? OP 5-10 yrsJan Ormerod00992 62894 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998

WIZARD PUNCHKIN, THE - A Folktale from India OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06764 - Puffin (1982) 1994

YEAR IN THE CITY, THE 5-10 yrsKathy Henderson & Paul Howard97814 06309 652 - Walker Books 2007 (1996)

YOUNG INFERNO, THE 10-11+ yearsJohn Agard & Satoshi Kitamura97818 45077 693 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2008 (poetry/b&w illus)

ZOE AND HER ZEBRA 2-7 yrsClare Beaton97818 41483 931 (board bk) - Barefoot Books 1999 (alphabet)

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Multicultural Picture Books ages 0-11+ June 2010

Eileen Browne's choice

As a children’s author and illustrator, I delight in reading picture books and am particularly interested in those which portray a rich diversity of people and cultures.

This list is based on simple criteria, the most important of which being what engages children and holds their attention from the front cover to the back. They are all ‘a good read’.

The books are full-colour illustrated paperback fiction, published in the UK, unless otherwise stated. Titles known to be out of print are marked OP. They are often still available from libraries or can be found on line. If a book that you want is out of print, write to the publisher and ask if they are going to reprint it.

No part of this text/list may be sold in any form whatsoever.

Text/list is copyright © Eileen Browne 2009

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ABU ALI COUNTS HIS DONKEYS OP 4-7 yrsDorothy Van Workhoem & Harry Horse07445 68250 - Walker Books 1999 (+ counting 1-10/+ notes for parents)

ADVENTURES OF SUPER DIAPER BABY, THE 9-11+ yrsGeorge Beard and Harold Hutchins97804 39981 613 - Scholastic 2002 (comic strip/graphic novel/b&w illus)

ALL ABOUT ME 2-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11211 001 - Frances Lincoln 1992 97807 11215 382 (big bk) (non-fiction/photos)

ALL FALL DOWN 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 491 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

ALL MY FRIENDS 3-7 yrsGill Lobel & Jo Blake97818 70516 822 - Tamarind 2006

AMAZING GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch 97818 45077 495 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1991)97818 45074 142 - dual language Bengali + English ( 2005) Also in Gujarati, Panjabi, Urdu - (all with English)07112 13895 (big bk)97814 07112 398318 - (for teachers - Read and Respond) Scholastic - 2009

ANGEL JUST LIKE ME, AN 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying -Hwa Hu97818 45078 744 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1997)

ANIMAL BOOGIE, THE 2-7 yrsDebbie Harter 97819 05236 602 - Barefoot Books 2000 97819 05236 220 (pbk + CD)97818 46862 311 (hbk + CD)

APPLE PIP PRINCESS, THE 7-11 yrsJane Ray97818 46161 018 - Orchard Books 2008 (2007)

BABIES BATHTIME OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99904 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABIES EATING OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99920 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABY EARTH OP 5-10 yrsMichele Petit-Jean 08595 3958X (hbk) - Child's Play 1995

BABY NOISES 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell97818 70516 706 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY PLAYS 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell18705 16710 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY SAYS PEEKABOO! 0-2 yrs97814 05312 752 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2006 (non-fiction/photos)

BATHTIME - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97819 04618 140 (board bk) Picthall & Gunzi 2004 BABY'S DAY OP 2-7 yrsTrish Grant97814 06303 346 (board bk) - Walker Books 2007 (non-fiction/photos)

BEAR IN THE CAVE, THE 3-7 yrs Michael Rosen & Adrian Reynolds97807 47577 652 (hbk) - Bloomsbury Children’s Books 200797814 08801 475 (board bk) 97807 47577 867 (bk + CD) BEAR ON A BIKE 2-7 yrsStella Blackstone & Debbie Harter 97819 05236 985 - Barefoot Books 199897818 41483 740 (board bk)

BEDTIME! 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 939 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (2002) (non-fiction/photos)

BEING FRIENDS 7-11+ yrs Althea97807 13660 784 - A & C Black 2001 (1997) (non-fiction/photos) BEST MUM, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 624 - Tamarind 2003

BEST TOY, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 648 - Tamarind 2003

BET YOU CAN'T OP 3-5 yrsPenny Dale 07445 12255 - Walker Books 1986

BIG EYES, SCARY VOICE 4-7 yrsEdell Wignell & Carl Pearce97818 70516 884 - Tamarind 2008 BIG KATIE MORAG STORY BOOK, THE 4-9 yrsMari Hedderwick 97800 99720 317 - Red Fox (Random House) 2000 (1996)

BLOWING BUBBLES 2-4 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten 97805 21006 699 - Cambridge University Press 1996

BOO BARNEY OP 0-3 yrsAlex Ayliffe 18412 12091 (board bk) - Orchard Books 2000 BOOTS FOR A BRIDESMAID 6-10 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 303 - Tamarind 2003 (1995)

BRINGING THE RAIN TO KAPITI PLAIN 3-7 yrsVerna Aardema & Beatriz Vidal 97803 33351 642 - Macmillan 1986 (1981)

BUSY PLAYTIME 1-3 yrsRebecca Finn97814 05021 304 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Pan Macmillan) 2004 (novelty)

BUT MARTIN! 2-7 yrsJune Counsel & Neal Layton97805 52551 380 - Picture Corgi (Random House) 200505525 23127 - June Counsel & Carolyn Dinan - Picture Corgi (Transworld) 1984 OP

CAN YOU HEAR THE SEA? 3-7 yrsJudy Cumberbatch & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47576 655 - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2006

CAPTAIN COOL 3-8 yrsDamian Harvey & Rory Walker97807 49668 082 - Franklin Watts 2006

CARIBBEAN ANIMALS 3-8 yrsDawne Allette & Alan Baker97818 70516 679 - Tamarind 2004 (A-Z + non-fiction notes)

CARIBBEAN DOZEN, A - Poems from Caribbean Poets 7-11 yrsJohn Agard, Grace Nicols (Ed) & Cathie Felstead 97814 06309 522 - Walker Books 2007 (1994) (poetry)

CARRYING 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 304 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (1999) CLAP HANDS 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury 97814 06319 354 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

CLOTHES - A Very First Picture Book OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth 18596 74070 (hbk) - Anness Publishing/Lorenz Books 1997 (non-fiction/photos)

CLOUD TEA MONKEYS 7-11+ yrsMal Peet, Elspeth Graham & Juan Wjngaard97814 06300 925 (hbk) - Walker Books 2010

COLOURS - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97809 53778 584 (board bk) - Picthall & Gunzi 2004 (non-fiction/novelty)

COMING OF NIGHT, THE - A Yoruba Creation Myth 4-8 yrsJames Riorden & Jenny Stow 97807 11213 784 - Frances Lincoln 200097818 45074 548 (big bk)

CROSS WITH US RHINOCEROS, THE OP 4-7 yrsJohn Bush & Paul Geraghty 00995 98000 - Red Fox (Random House) 1999

DAVE AND THE TOOTH FAIRY 4-8 yrsVerna Wilkins and Paul Hunt 97818 70516 136 - Tamarind 1993

DUMPER TRUCK 1-3 yrsSue Hendra97802 30705 524 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2008 (novelty)

EAGLE OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 62206 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes)

EAT UP, GEMMA 2-7 yrsSarah Hayes & Jan Ormerod 97814 06306 705 - Walker Books 2007 (1988)

ELEPHANT OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 32957 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes) ELEPHANT'S PILLOW, THE - A Chinese Bedtime Story 5-9 yrsDiana Reynolds Roome & Jude Daly97818 45077 983 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (2003)

FAMILIES 1-8 yrsDebbie Bailey & Susan Huszar97815 50375 947 (hbk) - Annick Press (US) Ltd 1999 (non-fiction/photos)

FARMYARD JAMBOREE, THE 3-7 yrsMargaret Read Macdonald & Sophie Fatus97818 55765 344 - Barefoot Books 2005 (+CD + non-fiction notes)

FEELING GREAT! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrsJess Stockham97818 46430 480 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps) FEELING JEALOUS 6-11+ yrsAlthea 97807 13663 334 - A & C Black 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

FIND MY BOOTS! 1-3 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45073 381 (board bk) - Frances Lincoln 2004 (1996) (photos/flaps)

FIND OUT ABOUT THE BODY OP 5-10 yrsAnita Ganeri & Lesley Howling 05633 55433 - BBC Education 1994 (non-fiction + photos + teacher’s notes) 05634 64046 (big bk) FINISHED BEING FOUR OP 3-7 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Claire Pound 18705 16109 - Tamarind 1992 FIREMAN FERGUS OP 2-5 yrsMandy Ross & Emma Dodd 07214 21652 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81833 (board bk) FIRST WORDS OP 1-3 yrsMoira Butterfield & Julie Fisher 07214 28363 (board bk) - Ladybird 1998

FOOTPRINTS IN THE FOREST - A Chembakolli Story 7-11 yrsTaahra Ghazi & Eileen Browne97818 72502 588 - Action Aid 1999 (+ non-fiction notes)97818 72502 571 (big bk) FRUITS - A Caribbean Counting Poem 3-8 yrsValerie Bloom & David Axtell97803 33653 128 - Macmillan Children's Books 1997 (1992)

FULL, FULL, FULL OF LOVE 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Paul Howard 97818 44287 826 - Walker Books 2004 FURAHA MEANS HAPPY! - A Story With Swahili Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) - Chrysalis Children’s Books 2000 (1995) (English + Swahili)

GET DRESSED! Tray Plays OP 0-2 yrsLuana Rinaldo97814 05091 473 ( board bk) - Campbell Books 2007 (non-fiction/novelty) GIANT HICCUPS 3-7 yrsJaqui Farley & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 273 - Tamarind 1994 GIANT TURNIP, THE 2-7 yrsHenriette Barkow & Richard Johnson18526 97350 (Chinese & English) - Mantra 2001

GIVE ME MY YAM! OP 3-7 yrsJan Blake & Peter Melnyczuk 07445 48853 - Walker Books 1998 GLITTERY GARDEN OP 0-3 yrsHelen Stephens 03339 65329 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 2002

GLOBAL BABIES 0-5 yrsGlobal Fund for Children + several photographers97815 80891 745 (board bk) - Charlesbridge (USA) 2007 (non-fiction/photos) GOING TO SCHOOL 3-6 yrsGrace Hallworth & Richard Brown97805 21559 355 - Cambridge University Press 1996 GOOD NIGHT (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62786 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2000 (non-fiction/photos) GOTCHA SMILE, THE 3-7 yrsRita Philips Mitchell & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 825 - Orchard Books 1998 GRACE AND FAMILY 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch97818 45078 065 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995)97807 11221 925 (big bk) GRANDAD TREE, THE OP 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Sharon Wilson07445 78752 - Walker Books 2000 GRANDFATHER & I 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Omerod97801 40556 988 - Puffin 1995

GRANDMA’S SATURDAY SOUP 3-8 yrsSally Fraser & Derek Brazell97818 44449 347 - Mantra Lingua 2005 (dual language, German + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Chinese-simplified, Farsi, French, Gujariti, Hindi, Italien, Japanese, Panjabi, Patois, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) GRANDMOTHER & I OP 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Ormerod01400 56974 - Puffin 1995 GRANDMOTHERS' STORIES - Wise Women Tales From Many Cultures 6-11 yrsBurleigh Mutén & Siân Bailey97818 46860 102 (pbk + CD) - Barefoot Books 1999 (short stories) GREGORY COOL 6-9 yrsCaroline Binch97807 11208 902 - Frances Lincoln 1997 (1994)07112 15367 (big bk)

HAIR 2-8 yrsKate Petty & several photographers97818 45075 538 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/photos/map) HALALA MEANS WELCOME - A Story With Zulu Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) David Bennett Books (Chrysalis) 1995

HANDA'S HEN 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44598 155 - Walker Books 2002 (+counting 1-10)97807 44575 026 (hbk)97807 44575 026 (big bk)97818 44440 634 - Mantra Lingua 2004 (dual language,Chinese + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Croatian, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Portuguese, Russian, Shona, Somali, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) HANDA'S SURPRISE 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44536 348 - Walker Books 199497814 06307 511 (pbk + DVD - DVD includes Handa’s Hen)97807 44554 731 (big bk)97818 52694 722 - Mantra Lingua 2002 (dual language, Bengali + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) 97804 39945 202 - activities based on book - Scholastic (Read and Respond) 2007 (for Adults)

HAVE YOU EVER PICKED A DANDELION? OP 3-6 yrsHannah Roche & Pierre Pratt18408 90622 (card/spiral bound) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1998 (non-fiction)

HIC! OP 2-6 yrsSue Eaves03703 26458 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2003

HIDDEN TALES FROM EASTERN EUROPE 7-11 yrsAntonia Barber & Paul Hess97818 45071 479 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (short stories)

HOME IN THE SKY OP 3-11+ yrsJeannie Baker07445 78493 - Walker Books 2001 (1984)

HOME NOW 5-9 yrsLesley Beake & Karin Littlewood97818 45076 382 - Frances Lincoln 2006

HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, THE 2-6 yrsJenny Stow97818 45079 437 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (rhyme) HOW MANY? OP 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking07112 08026 - Frances Lincoln 1992 (non-fiction/counting/photos) HUE BOY OP 4-9 yrsRita Phillips Mitchell & Caroline Binch01405 63547 - Puffin 1992 I CAN CLAP! (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37773 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I CAN PLAY (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37781 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I DON'T EAT TOOTHPASTE ANYMORE 2-5 yrsKaren King & Lynne Willey9781870516 167 - Tamarind 1993

IF WE HAD A SAILBOAT 2-6 yrsJonathan Emmett & Adrian Reynolds97801 92725 585 - Oxford University Press 2006

IGNIS 4-9 yrsGina Wilson & P J Lynch97807 44594 058 - Walker Books 2002

I KNOW A SECRET OP 3-8 yrsSue Baker & Annie Kubler08595 33158 (hbk) - Child's Play 1988 (+ non-fiction/birth) IMRAN AND THE WATCH 3-7 yrsTony Bradman & Pricilla Lamont97805 21468 992 - Cambridge University Press 1996

IN A MINUTE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 04187 - Methuen (Egmont) 1990

IN THE BATH - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 382 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE GARDEN - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 399 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE WOODS - Guess Who’s Hiding? 2-5 yrsAna Martin Larranga97818 40893 243 (board bk) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1999 (novelty)

ISHTAR AND TAMMUZ - A Babylonian Myth of the Seasons 7-11 yrsChristopher Moore & Christina Balit97807 11210 998 - Francis Lincoln 1996

ISLAND COUNTING 1 2 3 2-6 yrsFrane Lessac97818 44282 463 - Walker Books 2005 (counting 1-10)97814 06312 225 (board bk)

I WISH TONIGHT OP 3-9 yrsLois Rock & Anne Wilson07459 42733 (hbk) - Lion Publishing 2000

JAMAICA AND BRIANNA OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian14052 09634 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1995)

JAMAICA'S FIND OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian04502 9372 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1986)

J IS FOR JAMAICA 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah & Prodeepta Das97818 45076 092 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/+ rhyme/photos)

KASPAR'S GREATEST DISCOVERY OP 4-9 yrsCampbell Paget & Reg Cartwright07112 11744 - Frances Lincoln 1997

KINTU'S MISTAKE 6-10 yrsRosalind Kerven & Matilda Harrison97815 75720 159 (hbk) - Raintree Interactive Library (USA) 1996

LAGHU THE CLEVER CROW 3-7 yrsBhavit Mehta & Carol Liddiment 97809 56118 301 - Saadhak Books 2009

LAO LAO OF DRAGON MOUNTAIN 7-11 yrsMargaret Bateson-Hill & Francesca Peliozzi (+ Chinese text - Manyee Wan)97818 40890 471 - Zero to Ten - Evans 1996 (+ paper cuts - Sha-Lui-Qu)

LENNY IN THE GARDEN 1-4 yrsKen Wilson-Max97818 45079 802 (hbk/card) - Frances Lincoln 2009 LEON AND BOB 2-7 yrsSimon James97814 06308 495 - Walker Books 2008 (1997)

LEOPARD'S DRUM, THE - An Asante tale from West Africa 3-7 yrsJessica Souhami07112 09073 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1995)07112 21472 (big bk)04390 18501 (Read and Respond) - Scholastic 2000 - for adults

LET'S FEED THE DUCKS 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 532 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S GO FOR A RIDE OP 3-7 yrs18534 5710 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S GO TO BED 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 556 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HAVE FUN 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 549 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HOP AND SKIP OP 1-4 yrs18543 45729 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S LOOK AT EYES OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT FEET OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92749 - Evans 2001 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT HANDS OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LEVERS OP 6-10 yrsChris Ollerenshaw & Pat Triggs07136 52306 - A & C Black 1991 (non-fiction/photos) LIMA'S RED HOT CHILLI 2-7 yrsDavid Mills & Derek Brazell 97818 52694 258 - Mantra 1997 (dual language, Somali + English) Also in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Japanese, Khymer, Korean, Panjabi, Polish, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, & Yoruba - all with English18526 94297 (big bk) - English18526 95048 / 56 (big bk) - Bengali + English / Urdu + English

LITTLE INCHKIN 4-8 yrsFiona French97818 45070 090 - (big bk) Frances Lincoln 2004 (1994)

LOOK OUT FOR STRANGERS and those that you know OP 3-8 yrsPaul Humphrey, Alex Ramay & Colin King02375 25453 - Evans 1994 (non-fiction/photos) LUCY'S DAY TRIP OP 4-7 yrsJennifer Northway07497 0957X - Mammoth (Egmont 1991)

LULU LOVES THE LIBRARY 2-5 yrsAnna McQuinn & Rosalind Beardshaw97818 70516 426 (hbk) - Alanna Books 2006 97809 55199 875 (board bk)97809 55199 802 - pbk + multi language CD

MAGIC PAINTBRUSH, THE 3-8 yrsJulia Donaldson & Joel Stewart97803 33964 439 - Macmillan 2002

MARTY MONSTER 4-7 yrsMalorie Blackman & Pamela Venus97818 70516 426 - Tamarind 1999

MARY HAD A DINOSAUR 3-6 yrsEileen Browne & Ruth Rivers97802 37533 375 - Evans 200797802 37533 410 (hbk)

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB OP 0-3 yrsSam Childs00918 92961 (board bk) - Hutchinson 2003 (nursery rhyme) MAX LOVES SUNFLOWERS 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86804 139 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1997)

MAX'S MONEY 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 266 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX'S LETTER 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 259 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX PAINTS THE HOUSE 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 372 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 2000 (1993) MAX'S STARRY NIGHT 3-6 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 532 - Hyperion Books (USA) 2001

MIA'S STORY 5-9 yrsMichael Foreman97814 06305 333 - Walker Books 2006 97818 44282 784 (hbk)

MIKI 2-7 yrsStephen Mackey97803 40950 654 - Hodder Children’s Books 2009

MOONBIRD 6-10 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Jane Ray97805 52550 031 - Corgi (Random House) 2006

MOUNTAINS OF TIBET, THE 3-8 yrsMordacai Gerstein97818 98000 549 - Barefoot Books 1993

MS MACDONALD HAS A CLASS OP 2-7 yrsJan Ormerod00995 16519 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998 (rhyming text) MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS 5-10 yrsJohn Steptoe097801 40559 460 - Puffin 1987

MUM CAN FIX IT OP 4-9 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins18705 1601X - Tamarind Books 1987

MUM'S LATE 2-6 yrsElizabeth Hawkins & Pamela Venus97818 70516 402 - Tamarind 1999

MY BIG BROTHER JJ 3-7 yrsOdette Elliott & Patrice Aggs97818 48530 072 - Tamarind Books 2009 MY COLOURFUL DAY OP 2-5 yrsLaura Dollin & Amelia Rosato07497 41872 - My World (Egmont) 2000

MY DADDY 0-2 yrsMike Jolley & Emma Dodd97819 04513 711 (board bk) - Templar 2009 (novelty) MY DOG OP 1-4 yrsJune Crebbin & Russell Ayto07445 8308X - Walker Books 2001

MY FIRST ABC 2-5 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45077 426 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) (non-fiction/photos)

MY FIRST SIGNS 1-4 yrsAnnie Kubler97819 04550 040 (board bk) - Child’s Play 2004 (non-fiction + sign language)

MY PLAYTIME (Buggy Buddies) OP 0-2 yrs03339 04303 (board bk)Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (novelty)

MY TWO GRANNIES 3-8 yrsFloella Benjamin & Margaret Chamberlain97818 47800343 - Frances Lincoln 200797818 45076 436 (hbk) NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE 6-10 yrsAnna Perera & Carl Pearce97818 70516 778 - Tamarind 2006

NO DINNER! - The Story of the Old Woman and the Pumpkin 2-7 yrsJessica Souhami97818 45078 188 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1999)

NURSE NANCY OP 2-5 yrsRonne Randall & Emma Dodd07214 21644 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81841 (board bk)

ODDLY 2-7 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Patrick Benson97818 44280 032 (hbk) - Walker Books 2009

ONE, TWO, SKIP A FEW - First Number Rhymes 3-6 yrsRoberta Arenson (illus)97818 41482 194 - Barefoot Books 1998 (rhymes)18414 82196 (big bk)

1 2 3 OP 1-5 yrsJan Pienkowski04348 02816 (board bk) - Mammoth (Egmont) 1998 (non-fiction 1-10) OSCAR'S HALF BIRTHDAY 2-8 yrsBob Graham97814 06306 866 - Walker books 2008 (2005)

PATCHWORK QUILT, THE 6-10 yrsValerie Flournoy & Jerry Pinkney97808 03700 970 (hbk) - Puffin USA 1985

PEEK-A-BOO! 1-4 yrsJan Ormerod97803 70324 241 (board bk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 1997 (novelty/flaps) PEEK-A-BOO! OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth18596 74100 (hbk) - Lorenz Books (Anness Publishing) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) PEEKABOO, HELLO YOU OP 0-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett14050 53828 (board bk) Campbell Books 2006 (novelty)

PEEPO BABY! 1-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett97814 05088 787 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2006 (flaps)

PICNIC FARM OP 1-6 yrsChristine Morton & Sarah Barringer03336 83617 - Macmillan 1998

PLAYTIME (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62808 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002

PRINCESS GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying-Hwa Hu97618 45075 323 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2007

PURRFECT! 2-6 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus97818 70516 860 - Tamarind 2008 PUZZLE JOURNEY INTO SPACE - Usborne Young Puzzles 6-10 yrsLesley Sims & Annabel Spenceley97807 46017 159 - Usborne Publishing 1995

RAINBOW HOUSE OP 4-8 yrsVivian French & Biz Hull18705 16443 - Tamarind Books 1999

RAMA'S RETURN OP 4-9 yrsLisa Bruce & Katja Bandlow00994 39395 - Red Fox (Random House) 2003 (+ non-fiction notes)

RASTAMOUSE AND DA BAG - A BLING 6-10 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 849 - Little Roots 2006 (2005)

RASTAMOUSE AND THE CRUCIAL PLAN 4-8 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 818 - Little Roots 2005 (2003)

RATA-PATA-SCATA-FATA - A Caribbean Story OP 3-7 yrsPhillis Gershator & Holly Meade97819 32065 947 - Star Bright Books (USA) 2005 (1994)

ROSA AND GALILEO 4-9 yrsAnne Cotringer & Lizzie Finlay97800 99439 738 - Flying Foxes (Random House) 2003 (+non-fiction notes) ROSIE'S FIRST BALLET LESSON OP 5-8 yrsSusan Hampshire & Maria Theresa Meloni07497 30234 - Mammoth (Egmont) 199697800 60264 666 - Harper Collins (USA) 1996 as ROSIE’S BALLET SLIPPERS OP

ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT 1-3 yrsAnnie Kubler97808 59536 585 (board bk) - Childs Play 2003 (rhyming text) SAFE PLACE, A 2-7 yrsLucy Marcovitch & Jo Blake97818 70516 754 - Tamarind Books 2005

SAM'S DUCK OP 4-8 yrsMichael Morpugo & Keith Bowen00066 46255 - Picture Lions (Harper Collins) 1997

SAY GOODNIGHT 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 484 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

SILVER SHOES 4-8 yrsCaroline Binch 97818 45074 715 - Frances Lincoln 2005 (2001)

SKIP ACROSS THE OCEAN 2-7 yrsFloella Benjamin & Sheila Moxley97818 45077 884 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) ('worldwide' nursery rhymes) SLEEP TIGHT 2-5 yrsGrace Hallworth & Lisa Kopper97805 21477 017 - Cambridge University Press 1996

SLEEPYHEAD OP 2-5 yrsNicola Smee03339 02696 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2001 (rhyming text/novelty)18526 909 5X / 68 / 76 - Mantra Lingua 2003 (dual language, Bengali / Panjabi / Urdu, all with English)

SMILING 3-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 243 - Zero to Ten (Evans) non- fiction/photos SOMETHING SPECIAL 3-7 yrsNicola Moon & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 788 - Orchard Books 1995 SO MUCH 2-6 yrsTrish Cooke & Helen Oxenbury97814 06306 651 - Walker Books 2008 (1994)

SOUTH AFRICAN ANIMALS 4-11+ yrsLindiwe Mabuza & Alan Baker97818 70516 853 - Tamarind 2007 (A-Z + non-fiction notes) SOUTH AND NORTH, EAST AND WEST OP 7-11 yrsMichael Rosen & 22 illustrators07445 43665 - Walker Books 1995 (short stories)

SPIDER WEAVER, THE - A Legend of Kente Cloth OP 8-11 yrsMargaret Musgrove & Julia Cairns05909 87941 - Scholastic Inc 2001

SPLASH! SPLASH! 1-4 yrsGina Ford & Rosalinda Kightley97803 85612 876 (board bk) - Doubleday (Random House) 2008 ( novelty) STORY OF THE CREATION, THE 4-9 yrsJane Ray97818 52139 483 - Orchard Books 1992

SUN SLICES, MOON SLICES OP 2-7 yrsAdele Geras & Karin Littlewood05901 95778 - Little Hippo (Scholastic) 1998

TALES TOLD IN TENTS - Stories From Central Asia 8-11+ yearsSally Pomme Clayton & Sophie Herxheimer97818 45072 780 - Frances Lincoln 200497818 45070 663 (hbk)

TELLING THE TRUTH 6-10 yrsAlthea, Charlie Best & Conny Jude97807 13660 760 - A & C Black 1997 non-fiction/+photos

THAT'S MY MUM 5-9 yrsHenriette Barkow & Derek Brazell97818 52696 283 - Mantra Lingua 2001 (dual language, Czech + English) Also in Bengali, Farsi, Gujarati, Panjabi, Portuguese, Somali, Swahali Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba (all with English)

THAT’S NOT MY BABY 0-3 yrsFiona Watt & Rachel Wells97814 09506 263 (board bk) - Usborne 2009 (novelty/touch/mirror) THERE WERE TEN IN THE BED 3-6 yrsAnnie Kubler (illus)97808 59538 978 - Child's Play 2001 (nursery song/novelty) THINGS TO DO AT THE SEASIDE 2-7 yrsPaul Humphrey & Chris Fairclough97807 49668 556 - Franklin Watts 2006 (non-fiction/photos) THIS IS THE TREE 3-7 yrsMiriam Moss & Adrienne Kennaway97807 11214 910 - Frances Lincoln 2000

THROUGH MY WINDOW 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne97818 45078 935 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1986)

TICKLE, TICKLE 1-4 yrsDakari Hru & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47565 628 (board bk) - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2004

TICKLE, TICKLE 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 477 - (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

TIGER OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries07445 63550 - Walker Books 1992 (+ non-fiction notes)07445 62252 (hbk)

TIGER CHILD, THE - A Folktale from India 3-8 yrsJoanna Troughton97801 40382 389 - Puffin 1996

TIGER DREAMS 2-7yrsGerald Rose & Jean Glasberg97805 21559 706 - Cambridge University Press 1996

TIME TO GET UP 3-6 yrsGill McLean & Lynne Willey97818 70516 112 - Tamarind 1992

TODDLEROBICS, ANIMAL FUN OP 1-4 yrsZita Newcombe07445 7787X - Walker Books 1999

TOO MUCH TALK OP 3-7 yrsAngela Shelf Medearis & Stefano Vitale07445 4775X - Walker Books 1995

TORTOISE'S DREAM - A Folktale from Africa OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06713 - Puffin 1994 (1980)

TOYS - Touch and Feel OP 1-3 yrsAndy Crawford & Steve Gorton07513 3958X (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/novelty) TURTLE AND THE ISLAND, THE - A Folktale from Papua New Guinea 3-7 yrsBarbara Ker Wilson & Franne Lessac97807 11206 977 - Frances Lincoln 1991

TUCKING IN! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrs Jess Stockham97818 46430 466 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps)

UNDER THE MOON & OVER THE SEA - A Collection of Caribbean Poems 8-11+ yrs ed: John Agard & Grace Nichols + 5 illustrators97814 06309 591 - Walker Books 2007 (2002) (poetry) VERY HOT DAY, A 2-6 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten97805 21634 564 (big bk) - Cambridge University Press 1996 WAIT AND SEE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 03512 - Methuen (Egmont) 1988

WASHING 4-7 yrsGwyneth Swain97818 40893 922 - Evans (Small World) 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

WATER WITCHER 4-8 yrsJan Ormerod97819 21272 165 - Little Hare (Australia) 2008 (2006) WE ARE BRITAIN 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah 97807 11219 021- Frances Lincoln 2002 (non-fiction/photos/poetry) WE'RE GOING ON A LION HUNT 2-7 yrsDavid Axtell97803 33741 498 - Macmillan 1999

WHAT ABOUT ME? OP 1-4 yrsHelen Stephens07513 6245X - Dorling Kindersley 1999

WHAT COLOUR? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45076 795 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S HAPPENING? - DEATH OP 6-11 yrs07502 13795 - Hodder Wayland (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S INSIDE? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11210 547 - Frances Lincoln 1996 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S IN THE PAN MAN? 3-7 yrsPauline Stewart and Alex Ayliffe97803 70325 835 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2002

WHAT'S UNDER THE BED? 4-9 yrsMick Manning & Brita Granstrom97807 49656 850 - Franklin Watts 1997 (non-fiction) WHEELS OP 5-9 yrsShirley Hughes07445 63755 - Walker Books 1991

WHEN I'M A GROWN-UP 2-6 yrsAnne Faundez & Katherine Lucas9781845383 084 - QED Publishing 2004

WHEN THE WORLD BEGAN - Stories Collected in Ethiopia OP 7-11 yrsElizabeth Laird & 4 illustrators01927 41896 - Oxford University Press 2000

WHOEVER YOU ARE 3-7 yrsMem Fox & Leslie Staub97801 52060 305 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (USA) 2006 (1997) (non-fiction)97801 52060 664 - board bk97801 52058 913 - dual language, Spanish + English

WHOSE BIRTHDAY IS IT? 3-8 yrsSherryl Clark & Jan Smith97807 49647 094 - Franklin Watts (Hopscotch) 2002

WHO'S IN OUR STREET? OP 5-10 yrsJan Ormerod00992 62894 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998

WIZARD PUNCHKIN, THE - A Folktale from India OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06764 - Puffin (1982) 1994

YEAR IN THE CITY, THE 5-10 yrsKathy Henderson & Paul Howard97814 06309 652 - Walker Books 2007 (1996)

YOUNG INFERNO, THE 10-11+ yearsJohn Agard & Satoshi Kitamura97818 45077 693 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2008 (poetry/b&w illus)

ZOE AND HER ZEBRA 2-7 yrsClare Beaton97818 41483 931 (board bk) - Barefoot Books 1999 (alphabet)

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Multicultural Picture Books ages 0-11+ June 2010

Eileen Browne's choice

As a children’s author and illustrator, I delight in reading picture books and am particularly interested in those which portray a rich diversity of people and cultures.

This list is based on simple criteria, the most important of which being what engages children and holds their attention from the front cover to the back. They are all ‘a good read’.

The books are full-colour illustrated paperback fiction, published in the UK, unless otherwise stated. Titles known to be out of print are marked OP. They are often still available from libraries or can be found on line. If a book that you want is out of print, write to the publisher and ask if they are going to reprint it.

No part of this text/list may be sold in any form whatsoever.

Text/list is copyright © Eileen Browne 2009

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ABU ALI COUNTS HIS DONKEYS OP 4-7 yrsDorothy Van Workhoem & Harry Horse07445 68250 - Walker Books 1999 (+ counting 1-10/+ notes for parents)

ADVENTURES OF SUPER DIAPER BABY, THE 9-11+ yrsGeorge Beard and Harold Hutchins97804 39981 613 - Scholastic 2002 (comic strip/graphic novel/b&w illus)

ALL ABOUT ME 2-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11211 001 - Frances Lincoln 1992 97807 11215 382 (big bk) (non-fiction/photos)

ALL FALL DOWN 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 491 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

ALL MY FRIENDS 3-7 yrsGill Lobel & Jo Blake97818 70516 822 - Tamarind 2006

AMAZING GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch 97818 45077 495 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1991)97818 45074 142 - dual language Bengali + English ( 2005) Also in Gujarati, Panjabi, Urdu - (all with English)07112 13895 (big bk)97814 07112 398318 - (for teachers - Read and Respond) Scholastic - 2009

ANGEL JUST LIKE ME, AN 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying -Hwa Hu97818 45078 744 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1997)

ANIMAL BOOGIE, THE 2-7 yrsDebbie Harter 97819 05236 602 - Barefoot Books 2000 97819 05236 220 (pbk + CD)97818 46862 311 (hbk + CD)

APPLE PIP PRINCESS, THE 7-11 yrsJane Ray97818 46161 018 - Orchard Books 2008 (2007)

BABIES BATHTIME OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99904 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABIES EATING OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99920 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABY EARTH OP 5-10 yrsMichele Petit-Jean 08595 3958X (hbk) - Child's Play 1995

BABY NOISES 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell97818 70516 706 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY PLAYS 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell18705 16710 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY SAYS PEEKABOO! 0-2 yrs97814 05312 752 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2006 (non-fiction/photos)

BATHTIME - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97819 04618 140 (board bk) Picthall & Gunzi 2004 BABY'S DAY OP 2-7 yrsTrish Grant97814 06303 346 (board bk) - Walker Books 2007 (non-fiction/photos)

BEAR IN THE CAVE, THE 3-7 yrs Michael Rosen & Adrian Reynolds97807 47577 652 (hbk) - Bloomsbury Children’s Books 200797814 08801 475 (board bk) 97807 47577 867 (bk + CD) BEAR ON A BIKE 2-7 yrsStella Blackstone & Debbie Harter 97819 05236 985 - Barefoot Books 199897818 41483 740 (board bk)

BEDTIME! 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 939 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (2002) (non-fiction/photos)

BEING FRIENDS 7-11+ yrs Althea97807 13660 784 - A & C Black 2001 (1997) (non-fiction/photos) BEST MUM, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 624 - Tamarind 2003

BEST TOY, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 648 - Tamarind 2003

BET YOU CAN'T OP 3-5 yrsPenny Dale 07445 12255 - Walker Books 1986

BIG EYES, SCARY VOICE 4-7 yrsEdell Wignell & Carl Pearce97818 70516 884 - Tamarind 2008 BIG KATIE MORAG STORY BOOK, THE 4-9 yrsMari Hedderwick 97800 99720 317 - Red Fox (Random House) 2000 (1996)

BLOWING BUBBLES 2-4 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten 97805 21006 699 - Cambridge University Press 1996

BOO BARNEY OP 0-3 yrsAlex Ayliffe 18412 12091 (board bk) - Orchard Books 2000 BOOTS FOR A BRIDESMAID 6-10 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 303 - Tamarind 2003 (1995)

BRINGING THE RAIN TO KAPITI PLAIN 3-7 yrsVerna Aardema & Beatriz Vidal 97803 33351 642 - Macmillan 1986 (1981)

BUSY PLAYTIME 1-3 yrsRebecca Finn97814 05021 304 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Pan Macmillan) 2004 (novelty)

BUT MARTIN! 2-7 yrsJune Counsel & Neal Layton97805 52551 380 - Picture Corgi (Random House) 200505525 23127 - June Counsel & Carolyn Dinan - Picture Corgi (Transworld) 1984 OP

CAN YOU HEAR THE SEA? 3-7 yrsJudy Cumberbatch & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47576 655 - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2006

CAPTAIN COOL 3-8 yrsDamian Harvey & Rory Walker97807 49668 082 - Franklin Watts 2006

CARIBBEAN ANIMALS 3-8 yrsDawne Allette & Alan Baker97818 70516 679 - Tamarind 2004 (A-Z + non-fiction notes)

CARIBBEAN DOZEN, A - Poems from Caribbean Poets 7-11 yrsJohn Agard, Grace Nicols (Ed) & Cathie Felstead 97814 06309 522 - Walker Books 2007 (1994) (poetry)

CARRYING 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 304 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (1999) CLAP HANDS 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury 97814 06319 354 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

CLOTHES - A Very First Picture Book OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth 18596 74070 (hbk) - Anness Publishing/Lorenz Books 1997 (non-fiction/photos)

CLOUD TEA MONKEYS 7-11+ yrsMal Peet, Elspeth Graham & Juan Wjngaard97814 06300 925 (hbk) - Walker Books 2010

COLOURS - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97809 53778 584 (board bk) - Picthall & Gunzi 2004 (non-fiction/novelty)

COMING OF NIGHT, THE - A Yoruba Creation Myth 4-8 yrsJames Riorden & Jenny Stow 97807 11213 784 - Frances Lincoln 200097818 45074 548 (big bk)

CROSS WITH US RHINOCEROS, THE OP 4-7 yrsJohn Bush & Paul Geraghty 00995 98000 - Red Fox (Random House) 1999

DAVE AND THE TOOTH FAIRY 4-8 yrsVerna Wilkins and Paul Hunt 97818 70516 136 - Tamarind 1993

DUMPER TRUCK 1-3 yrsSue Hendra97802 30705 524 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2008 (novelty)

EAGLE OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 62206 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes)

EAT UP, GEMMA 2-7 yrsSarah Hayes & Jan Ormerod 97814 06306 705 - Walker Books 2007 (1988)

ELEPHANT OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 32957 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes) ELEPHANT'S PILLOW, THE - A Chinese Bedtime Story 5-9 yrsDiana Reynolds Roome & Jude Daly97818 45077 983 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (2003)

FAMILIES 1-8 yrsDebbie Bailey & Susan Huszar97815 50375 947 (hbk) - Annick Press (US) Ltd 1999 (non-fiction/photos)

FARMYARD JAMBOREE, THE 3-7 yrsMargaret Read Macdonald & Sophie Fatus97818 55765 344 - Barefoot Books 2005 (+CD + non-fiction notes)

FEELING GREAT! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrsJess Stockham97818 46430 480 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps) FEELING JEALOUS 6-11+ yrsAlthea 97807 13663 334 - A & C Black 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

FIND MY BOOTS! 1-3 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45073 381 (board bk) - Frances Lincoln 2004 (1996) (photos/flaps)

FIND OUT ABOUT THE BODY OP 5-10 yrsAnita Ganeri & Lesley Howling 05633 55433 - BBC Education 1994 (non-fiction + photos + teacher’s notes) 05634 64046 (big bk) FINISHED BEING FOUR OP 3-7 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Claire Pound 18705 16109 - Tamarind 1992 FIREMAN FERGUS OP 2-5 yrsMandy Ross & Emma Dodd 07214 21652 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81833 (board bk) FIRST WORDS OP 1-3 yrsMoira Butterfield & Julie Fisher 07214 28363 (board bk) - Ladybird 1998

FOOTPRINTS IN THE FOREST - A Chembakolli Story 7-11 yrsTaahra Ghazi & Eileen Browne97818 72502 588 - Action Aid 1999 (+ non-fiction notes)97818 72502 571 (big bk) FRUITS - A Caribbean Counting Poem 3-8 yrsValerie Bloom & David Axtell97803 33653 128 - Macmillan Children's Books 1997 (1992)

FULL, FULL, FULL OF LOVE 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Paul Howard 97818 44287 826 - Walker Books 2004 FURAHA MEANS HAPPY! - A Story With Swahili Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) - Chrysalis Children’s Books 2000 (1995) (English + Swahili)

GET DRESSED! Tray Plays OP 0-2 yrsLuana Rinaldo97814 05091 473 ( board bk) - Campbell Books 2007 (non-fiction/novelty) GIANT HICCUPS 3-7 yrsJaqui Farley & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 273 - Tamarind 1994 GIANT TURNIP, THE 2-7 yrsHenriette Barkow & Richard Johnson18526 97350 (Chinese & English) - Mantra 2001

GIVE ME MY YAM! OP 3-7 yrsJan Blake & Peter Melnyczuk 07445 48853 - Walker Books 1998 GLITTERY GARDEN OP 0-3 yrsHelen Stephens 03339 65329 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 2002

GLOBAL BABIES 0-5 yrsGlobal Fund for Children + several photographers97815 80891 745 (board bk) - Charlesbridge (USA) 2007 (non-fiction/photos) GOING TO SCHOOL 3-6 yrsGrace Hallworth & Richard Brown97805 21559 355 - Cambridge University Press 1996 GOOD NIGHT (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62786 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2000 (non-fiction/photos) GOTCHA SMILE, THE 3-7 yrsRita Philips Mitchell & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 825 - Orchard Books 1998 GRACE AND FAMILY 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch97818 45078 065 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995)97807 11221 925 (big bk) GRANDAD TREE, THE OP 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Sharon Wilson07445 78752 - Walker Books 2000 GRANDFATHER & I 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Omerod97801 40556 988 - Puffin 1995

GRANDMA’S SATURDAY SOUP 3-8 yrsSally Fraser & Derek Brazell97818 44449 347 - Mantra Lingua 2005 (dual language, German + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Chinese-simplified, Farsi, French, Gujariti, Hindi, Italien, Japanese, Panjabi, Patois, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) GRANDMOTHER & I OP 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Ormerod01400 56974 - Puffin 1995 GRANDMOTHERS' STORIES - Wise Women Tales From Many Cultures 6-11 yrsBurleigh Mutén & Siân Bailey97818 46860 102 (pbk + CD) - Barefoot Books 1999 (short stories) GREGORY COOL 6-9 yrsCaroline Binch97807 11208 902 - Frances Lincoln 1997 (1994)07112 15367 (big bk)

HAIR 2-8 yrsKate Petty & several photographers97818 45075 538 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/photos/map) HALALA MEANS WELCOME - A Story With Zulu Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) David Bennett Books (Chrysalis) 1995

HANDA'S HEN 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44598 155 - Walker Books 2002 (+counting 1-10)97807 44575 026 (hbk)97807 44575 026 (big bk)97818 44440 634 - Mantra Lingua 2004 (dual language,Chinese + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Croatian, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Portuguese, Russian, Shona, Somali, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) HANDA'S SURPRISE 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44536 348 - Walker Books 199497814 06307 511 (pbk + DVD - DVD includes Handa’s Hen)97807 44554 731 (big bk)97818 52694 722 - Mantra Lingua 2002 (dual language, Bengali + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) 97804 39945 202 - activities based on book - Scholastic (Read and Respond) 2007 (for Adults)

HAVE YOU EVER PICKED A DANDELION? OP 3-6 yrsHannah Roche & Pierre Pratt18408 90622 (card/spiral bound) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1998 (non-fiction)

HIC! OP 2-6 yrsSue Eaves03703 26458 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2003

HIDDEN TALES FROM EASTERN EUROPE 7-11 yrsAntonia Barber & Paul Hess97818 45071 479 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (short stories)

HOME IN THE SKY OP 3-11+ yrsJeannie Baker07445 78493 - Walker Books 2001 (1984)

HOME NOW 5-9 yrsLesley Beake & Karin Littlewood97818 45076 382 - Frances Lincoln 2006

HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, THE 2-6 yrsJenny Stow97818 45079 437 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (rhyme) HOW MANY? OP 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking07112 08026 - Frances Lincoln 1992 (non-fiction/counting/photos) HUE BOY OP 4-9 yrsRita Phillips Mitchell & Caroline Binch01405 63547 - Puffin 1992 I CAN CLAP! (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37773 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I CAN PLAY (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37781 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I DON'T EAT TOOTHPASTE ANYMORE 2-5 yrsKaren King & Lynne Willey9781870516 167 - Tamarind 1993

IF WE HAD A SAILBOAT 2-6 yrsJonathan Emmett & Adrian Reynolds97801 92725 585 - Oxford University Press 2006

IGNIS 4-9 yrsGina Wilson & P J Lynch97807 44594 058 - Walker Books 2002

I KNOW A SECRET OP 3-8 yrsSue Baker & Annie Kubler08595 33158 (hbk) - Child's Play 1988 (+ non-fiction/birth) IMRAN AND THE WATCH 3-7 yrsTony Bradman & Pricilla Lamont97805 21468 992 - Cambridge University Press 1996

IN A MINUTE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 04187 - Methuen (Egmont) 1990

IN THE BATH - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 382 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE GARDEN - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 399 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE WOODS - Guess Who’s Hiding? 2-5 yrsAna Martin Larranga97818 40893 243 (board bk) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1999 (novelty)

ISHTAR AND TAMMUZ - A Babylonian Myth of the Seasons 7-11 yrsChristopher Moore & Christina Balit97807 11210 998 - Francis Lincoln 1996

ISLAND COUNTING 1 2 3 2-6 yrsFrane Lessac97818 44282 463 - Walker Books 2005 (counting 1-10)97814 06312 225 (board bk)

I WISH TONIGHT OP 3-9 yrsLois Rock & Anne Wilson07459 42733 (hbk) - Lion Publishing 2000

JAMAICA AND BRIANNA OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian14052 09634 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1995)

JAMAICA'S FIND OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian04502 9372 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1986)

J IS FOR JAMAICA 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah & Prodeepta Das97818 45076 092 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/+ rhyme/photos)

KASPAR'S GREATEST DISCOVERY OP 4-9 yrsCampbell Paget & Reg Cartwright07112 11744 - Frances Lincoln 1997

KINTU'S MISTAKE 6-10 yrsRosalind Kerven & Matilda Harrison97815 75720 159 (hbk) - Raintree Interactive Library (USA) 1996

LAGHU THE CLEVER CROW 3-7 yrsBhavit Mehta & Carol Liddiment 97809 56118 301 - Saadhak Books 2009

LAO LAO OF DRAGON MOUNTAIN 7-11 yrsMargaret Bateson-Hill & Francesca Peliozzi (+ Chinese text - Manyee Wan)97818 40890 471 - Zero to Ten - Evans 1996 (+ paper cuts - Sha-Lui-Qu)

LENNY IN THE GARDEN 1-4 yrsKen Wilson-Max97818 45079 802 (hbk/card) - Frances Lincoln 2009 LEON AND BOB 2-7 yrsSimon James97814 06308 495 - Walker Books 2008 (1997)

LEOPARD'S DRUM, THE - An Asante tale from West Africa 3-7 yrsJessica Souhami07112 09073 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1995)07112 21472 (big bk)04390 18501 (Read and Respond) - Scholastic 2000 - for adults

LET'S FEED THE DUCKS 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 532 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S GO FOR A RIDE OP 3-7 yrs18534 5710 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S GO TO BED 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 556 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HAVE FUN 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 549 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HOP AND SKIP OP 1-4 yrs18543 45729 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S LOOK AT EYES OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT FEET OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92749 - Evans 2001 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT HANDS OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LEVERS OP 6-10 yrsChris Ollerenshaw & Pat Triggs07136 52306 - A & C Black 1991 (non-fiction/photos) LIMA'S RED HOT CHILLI 2-7 yrsDavid Mills & Derek Brazell 97818 52694 258 - Mantra 1997 (dual language, Somali + English) Also in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Japanese, Khymer, Korean, Panjabi, Polish, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, & Yoruba - all with English18526 94297 (big bk) - English18526 95048 / 56 (big bk) - Bengali + English / Urdu + English

LITTLE INCHKIN 4-8 yrsFiona French97818 45070 090 - (big bk) Frances Lincoln 2004 (1994)

LOOK OUT FOR STRANGERS and those that you know OP 3-8 yrsPaul Humphrey, Alex Ramay & Colin King02375 25453 - Evans 1994 (non-fiction/photos) LUCY'S DAY TRIP OP 4-7 yrsJennifer Northway07497 0957X - Mammoth (Egmont 1991)

LULU LOVES THE LIBRARY 2-5 yrsAnna McQuinn & Rosalind Beardshaw97818 70516 426 (hbk) - Alanna Books 2006 97809 55199 875 (board bk)97809 55199 802 - pbk + multi language CD

MAGIC PAINTBRUSH, THE 3-8 yrsJulia Donaldson & Joel Stewart97803 33964 439 - Macmillan 2002

MARTY MONSTER 4-7 yrsMalorie Blackman & Pamela Venus97818 70516 426 - Tamarind 1999

MARY HAD A DINOSAUR 3-6 yrsEileen Browne & Ruth Rivers97802 37533 375 - Evans 200797802 37533 410 (hbk)

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB OP 0-3 yrsSam Childs00918 92961 (board bk) - Hutchinson 2003 (nursery rhyme) MAX LOVES SUNFLOWERS 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86804 139 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1997)

MAX'S MONEY 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 266 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX'S LETTER 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 259 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX PAINTS THE HOUSE 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 372 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 2000 (1993) MAX'S STARRY NIGHT 3-6 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 532 - Hyperion Books (USA) 2001

MIA'S STORY 5-9 yrsMichael Foreman97814 06305 333 - Walker Books 2006 97818 44282 784 (hbk)

MIKI 2-7 yrsStephen Mackey97803 40950 654 - Hodder Children’s Books 2009

MOONBIRD 6-10 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Jane Ray97805 52550 031 - Corgi (Random House) 2006

MOUNTAINS OF TIBET, THE 3-8 yrsMordacai Gerstein97818 98000 549 - Barefoot Books 1993

MS MACDONALD HAS A CLASS OP 2-7 yrsJan Ormerod00995 16519 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998 (rhyming text) MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS 5-10 yrsJohn Steptoe097801 40559 460 - Puffin 1987

MUM CAN FIX IT OP 4-9 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins18705 1601X - Tamarind Books 1987

MUM'S LATE 2-6 yrsElizabeth Hawkins & Pamela Venus97818 70516 402 - Tamarind 1999

MY BIG BROTHER JJ 3-7 yrsOdette Elliott & Patrice Aggs97818 48530 072 - Tamarind Books 2009 MY COLOURFUL DAY OP 2-5 yrsLaura Dollin & Amelia Rosato07497 41872 - My World (Egmont) 2000

MY DADDY 0-2 yrsMike Jolley & Emma Dodd97819 04513 711 (board bk) - Templar 2009 (novelty) MY DOG OP 1-4 yrsJune Crebbin & Russell Ayto07445 8308X - Walker Books 2001

MY FIRST ABC 2-5 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45077 426 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) (non-fiction/photos)

MY FIRST SIGNS 1-4 yrsAnnie Kubler97819 04550 040 (board bk) - Child’s Play 2004 (non-fiction + sign language)

MY PLAYTIME (Buggy Buddies) OP 0-2 yrs03339 04303 (board bk)Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (novelty)

MY TWO GRANNIES 3-8 yrsFloella Benjamin & Margaret Chamberlain97818 47800343 - Frances Lincoln 200797818 45076 436 (hbk) NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE 6-10 yrsAnna Perera & Carl Pearce97818 70516 778 - Tamarind 2006

NO DINNER! - The Story of the Old Woman and the Pumpkin 2-7 yrsJessica Souhami97818 45078 188 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1999)

NURSE NANCY OP 2-5 yrsRonne Randall & Emma Dodd07214 21644 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81841 (board bk)

ODDLY 2-7 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Patrick Benson97818 44280 032 (hbk) - Walker Books 2009

ONE, TWO, SKIP A FEW - First Number Rhymes 3-6 yrsRoberta Arenson (illus)97818 41482 194 - Barefoot Books 1998 (rhymes)18414 82196 (big bk)

1 2 3 OP 1-5 yrsJan Pienkowski04348 02816 (board bk) - Mammoth (Egmont) 1998 (non-fiction 1-10) OSCAR'S HALF BIRTHDAY 2-8 yrsBob Graham97814 06306 866 - Walker books 2008 (2005)

PATCHWORK QUILT, THE 6-10 yrsValerie Flournoy & Jerry Pinkney97808 03700 970 (hbk) - Puffin USA 1985

PEEK-A-BOO! 1-4 yrsJan Ormerod97803 70324 241 (board bk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 1997 (novelty/flaps) PEEK-A-BOO! OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth18596 74100 (hbk) - Lorenz Books (Anness Publishing) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) PEEKABOO, HELLO YOU OP 0-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett14050 53828 (board bk) Campbell Books 2006 (novelty)

PEEPO BABY! 1-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett97814 05088 787 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2006 (flaps)

PICNIC FARM OP 1-6 yrsChristine Morton & Sarah Barringer03336 83617 - Macmillan 1998

PLAYTIME (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62808 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002

PRINCESS GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying-Hwa Hu97618 45075 323 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2007

PURRFECT! 2-6 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus97818 70516 860 - Tamarind 2008 PUZZLE JOURNEY INTO SPACE - Usborne Young Puzzles 6-10 yrsLesley Sims & Annabel Spenceley97807 46017 159 - Usborne Publishing 1995

RAINBOW HOUSE OP 4-8 yrsVivian French & Biz Hull18705 16443 - Tamarind Books 1999

RAMA'S RETURN OP 4-9 yrsLisa Bruce & Katja Bandlow00994 39395 - Red Fox (Random House) 2003 (+ non-fiction notes)

RASTAMOUSE AND DA BAG - A BLING 6-10 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 849 - Little Roots 2006 (2005)

RASTAMOUSE AND THE CRUCIAL PLAN 4-8 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 818 - Little Roots 2005 (2003)

RATA-PATA-SCATA-FATA - A Caribbean Story OP 3-7 yrsPhillis Gershator & Holly Meade97819 32065 947 - Star Bright Books (USA) 2005 (1994)

ROSA AND GALILEO 4-9 yrsAnne Cotringer & Lizzie Finlay97800 99439 738 - Flying Foxes (Random House) 2003 (+non-fiction notes) ROSIE'S FIRST BALLET LESSON OP 5-8 yrsSusan Hampshire & Maria Theresa Meloni07497 30234 - Mammoth (Egmont) 199697800 60264 666 - Harper Collins (USA) 1996 as ROSIE’S BALLET SLIPPERS OP

ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT 1-3 yrsAnnie Kubler97808 59536 585 (board bk) - Childs Play 2003 (rhyming text) SAFE PLACE, A 2-7 yrsLucy Marcovitch & Jo Blake97818 70516 754 - Tamarind Books 2005

SAM'S DUCK OP 4-8 yrsMichael Morpugo & Keith Bowen00066 46255 - Picture Lions (Harper Collins) 1997

SAY GOODNIGHT 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 484 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

SILVER SHOES 4-8 yrsCaroline Binch 97818 45074 715 - Frances Lincoln 2005 (2001)

SKIP ACROSS THE OCEAN 2-7 yrsFloella Benjamin & Sheila Moxley97818 45077 884 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) ('worldwide' nursery rhymes) SLEEP TIGHT 2-5 yrsGrace Hallworth & Lisa Kopper97805 21477 017 - Cambridge University Press 1996

SLEEPYHEAD OP 2-5 yrsNicola Smee03339 02696 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2001 (rhyming text/novelty)18526 909 5X / 68 / 76 - Mantra Lingua 2003 (dual language, Bengali / Panjabi / Urdu, all with English)

SMILING 3-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 243 - Zero to Ten (Evans) non- fiction/photos SOMETHING SPECIAL 3-7 yrsNicola Moon & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 788 - Orchard Books 1995 SO MUCH 2-6 yrsTrish Cooke & Helen Oxenbury97814 06306 651 - Walker Books 2008 (1994)

SOUTH AFRICAN ANIMALS 4-11+ yrsLindiwe Mabuza & Alan Baker97818 70516 853 - Tamarind 2007 (A-Z + non-fiction notes) SOUTH AND NORTH, EAST AND WEST OP 7-11 yrsMichael Rosen & 22 illustrators07445 43665 - Walker Books 1995 (short stories)

SPIDER WEAVER, THE - A Legend of Kente Cloth OP 8-11 yrsMargaret Musgrove & Julia Cairns05909 87941 - Scholastic Inc 2001

SPLASH! SPLASH! 1-4 yrsGina Ford & Rosalinda Kightley97803 85612 876 (board bk) - Doubleday (Random House) 2008 ( novelty) STORY OF THE CREATION, THE 4-9 yrsJane Ray97818 52139 483 - Orchard Books 1992

SUN SLICES, MOON SLICES OP 2-7 yrsAdele Geras & Karin Littlewood05901 95778 - Little Hippo (Scholastic) 1998

TALES TOLD IN TENTS - Stories From Central Asia 8-11+ yearsSally Pomme Clayton & Sophie Herxheimer97818 45072 780 - Frances Lincoln 200497818 45070 663 (hbk)

TELLING THE TRUTH 6-10 yrsAlthea, Charlie Best & Conny Jude97807 13660 760 - A & C Black 1997 non-fiction/+photos

THAT'S MY MUM 5-9 yrsHenriette Barkow & Derek Brazell97818 52696 283 - Mantra Lingua 2001 (dual language, Czech + English) Also in Bengali, Farsi, Gujarati, Panjabi, Portuguese, Somali, Swahali Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba (all with English)

THAT’S NOT MY BABY 0-3 yrsFiona Watt & Rachel Wells97814 09506 263 (board bk) - Usborne 2009 (novelty/touch/mirror) THERE WERE TEN IN THE BED 3-6 yrsAnnie Kubler (illus)97808 59538 978 - Child's Play 2001 (nursery song/novelty) THINGS TO DO AT THE SEASIDE 2-7 yrsPaul Humphrey & Chris Fairclough97807 49668 556 - Franklin Watts 2006 (non-fiction/photos) THIS IS THE TREE 3-7 yrsMiriam Moss & Adrienne Kennaway97807 11214 910 - Frances Lincoln 2000

THROUGH MY WINDOW 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne97818 45078 935 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1986)

TICKLE, TICKLE 1-4 yrsDakari Hru & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47565 628 (board bk) - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2004

TICKLE, TICKLE 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 477 - (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

TIGER OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries07445 63550 - Walker Books 1992 (+ non-fiction notes)07445 62252 (hbk)

TIGER CHILD, THE - A Folktale from India 3-8 yrsJoanna Troughton97801 40382 389 - Puffin 1996

TIGER DREAMS 2-7yrsGerald Rose & Jean Glasberg97805 21559 706 - Cambridge University Press 1996

TIME TO GET UP 3-6 yrsGill McLean & Lynne Willey97818 70516 112 - Tamarind 1992

TODDLEROBICS, ANIMAL FUN OP 1-4 yrsZita Newcombe07445 7787X - Walker Books 1999

TOO MUCH TALK OP 3-7 yrsAngela Shelf Medearis & Stefano Vitale07445 4775X - Walker Books 1995

TORTOISE'S DREAM - A Folktale from Africa OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06713 - Puffin 1994 (1980)

TOYS - Touch and Feel OP 1-3 yrsAndy Crawford & Steve Gorton07513 3958X (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/novelty) TURTLE AND THE ISLAND, THE - A Folktale from Papua New Guinea 3-7 yrsBarbara Ker Wilson & Franne Lessac97807 11206 977 - Frances Lincoln 1991

TUCKING IN! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrs Jess Stockham97818 46430 466 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps)

UNDER THE MOON & OVER THE SEA - A Collection of Caribbean Poems 8-11+ yrs ed: John Agard & Grace Nichols + 5 illustrators97814 06309 591 - Walker Books 2007 (2002) (poetry) VERY HOT DAY, A 2-6 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten97805 21634 564 (big bk) - Cambridge University Press 1996 WAIT AND SEE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 03512 - Methuen (Egmont) 1988

WASHING 4-7 yrsGwyneth Swain97818 40893 922 - Evans (Small World) 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

WATER WITCHER 4-8 yrsJan Ormerod97819 21272 165 - Little Hare (Australia) 2008 (2006) WE ARE BRITAIN 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah 97807 11219 021- Frances Lincoln 2002 (non-fiction/photos/poetry) WE'RE GOING ON A LION HUNT 2-7 yrsDavid Axtell97803 33741 498 - Macmillan 1999

WHAT ABOUT ME? OP 1-4 yrsHelen Stephens07513 6245X - Dorling Kindersley 1999

WHAT COLOUR? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45076 795 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S HAPPENING? - DEATH OP 6-11 yrs07502 13795 - Hodder Wayland (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S INSIDE? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11210 547 - Frances Lincoln 1996 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S IN THE PAN MAN? 3-7 yrsPauline Stewart and Alex Ayliffe97803 70325 835 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2002

WHAT'S UNDER THE BED? 4-9 yrsMick Manning & Brita Granstrom97807 49656 850 - Franklin Watts 1997 (non-fiction) WHEELS OP 5-9 yrsShirley Hughes07445 63755 - Walker Books 1991

WHEN I'M A GROWN-UP 2-6 yrsAnne Faundez & Katherine Lucas9781845383 084 - QED Publishing 2004

WHEN THE WORLD BEGAN - Stories Collected in Ethiopia OP 7-11 yrsElizabeth Laird & 4 illustrators01927 41896 - Oxford University Press 2000

WHOEVER YOU ARE 3-7 yrsMem Fox & Leslie Staub97801 52060 305 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (USA) 2006 (1997) (non-fiction)97801 52060 664 - board bk97801 52058 913 - dual language, Spanish + English

WHOSE BIRTHDAY IS IT? 3-8 yrsSherryl Clark & Jan Smith97807 49647 094 - Franklin Watts (Hopscotch) 2002

WHO'S IN OUR STREET? OP 5-10 yrsJan Ormerod00992 62894 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998

WIZARD PUNCHKIN, THE - A Folktale from India OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06764 - Puffin (1982) 1994

YEAR IN THE CITY, THE 5-10 yrsKathy Henderson & Paul Howard97814 06309 652 - Walker Books 2007 (1996)

YOUNG INFERNO, THE 10-11+ yearsJohn Agard & Satoshi Kitamura97818 45077 693 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2008 (poetry/b&w illus)

ZOE AND HER ZEBRA 2-7 yrsClare Beaton97818 41483 931 (board bk) - Barefoot Books 1999 (alphabet)

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Multicultural Picture Books ages 0-11+ June 2010

Eileen Browne's choice

As a children’s author and illustrator, I delight in reading picture books and am particularly interested in those which portray a rich diversity of people and cultures.

This list is based on simple criteria, the most important of which being what engages children and holds their attention from the front cover to the back. They are all ‘a good read’.

The books are full-colour illustrated paperback fiction, published in the UK, unless otherwise stated. Titles known to be out of print are marked OP. They are often still available from libraries or can be found on line. If a book that you want is out of print, write to the publisher and ask if they are going to reprint it.

No part of this text/list may be sold in any form whatsoever.

Text/list is copyright © Eileen Browne 2009

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ABU ALI COUNTS HIS DONKEYS OP 4-7 yrsDorothy Van Workhoem & Harry Horse07445 68250 - Walker Books 1999 (+ counting 1-10/+ notes for parents)

ADVENTURES OF SUPER DIAPER BABY, THE 9-11+ yrsGeorge Beard and Harold Hutchins97804 39981 613 - Scholastic 2002 (comic strip/graphic novel/b&w illus)

ALL ABOUT ME 2-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11211 001 - Frances Lincoln 1992 97807 11215 382 (big bk) (non-fiction/photos)

ALL FALL DOWN 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 491 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

ALL MY FRIENDS 3-7 yrsGill Lobel & Jo Blake97818 70516 822 - Tamarind 2006

AMAZING GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch 97818 45077 495 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1991)97818 45074 142 - dual language Bengali + English ( 2005) Also in Gujarati, Panjabi, Urdu - (all with English)07112 13895 (big bk)97814 07112 398318 - (for teachers - Read and Respond) Scholastic - 2009

ANGEL JUST LIKE ME, AN 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying -Hwa Hu97818 45078 744 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1997)

ANIMAL BOOGIE, THE 2-7 yrsDebbie Harter 97819 05236 602 - Barefoot Books 2000 97819 05236 220 (pbk + CD)97818 46862 311 (hbk + CD)

APPLE PIP PRINCESS, THE 7-11 yrsJane Ray97818 46161 018 - Orchard Books 2008 (2007)

BABIES BATHTIME OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99904 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABIES EATING OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99920 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABY EARTH OP 5-10 yrsMichele Petit-Jean 08595 3958X (hbk) - Child's Play 1995

BABY NOISES 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell97818 70516 706 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY PLAYS 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell18705 16710 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY SAYS PEEKABOO! 0-2 yrs97814 05312 752 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2006 (non-fiction/photos)

BATHTIME - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97819 04618 140 (board bk) Picthall & Gunzi 2004 BABY'S DAY OP 2-7 yrsTrish Grant97814 06303 346 (board bk) - Walker Books 2007 (non-fiction/photos)

BEAR IN THE CAVE, THE 3-7 yrs Michael Rosen & Adrian Reynolds97807 47577 652 (hbk) - Bloomsbury Children’s Books 200797814 08801 475 (board bk) 97807 47577 867 (bk + CD) BEAR ON A BIKE 2-7 yrsStella Blackstone & Debbie Harter 97819 05236 985 - Barefoot Books 199897818 41483 740 (board bk)

BEDTIME! 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 939 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (2002) (non-fiction/photos)

BEING FRIENDS 7-11+ yrs Althea97807 13660 784 - A & C Black 2001 (1997) (non-fiction/photos) BEST MUM, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 624 - Tamarind 2003

BEST TOY, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 648 - Tamarind 2003

BET YOU CAN'T OP 3-5 yrsPenny Dale 07445 12255 - Walker Books 1986

BIG EYES, SCARY VOICE 4-7 yrsEdell Wignell & Carl Pearce97818 70516 884 - Tamarind 2008 BIG KATIE MORAG STORY BOOK, THE 4-9 yrsMari Hedderwick 97800 99720 317 - Red Fox (Random House) 2000 (1996)

BLOWING BUBBLES 2-4 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten 97805 21006 699 - Cambridge University Press 1996

BOO BARNEY OP 0-3 yrsAlex Ayliffe 18412 12091 (board bk) - Orchard Books 2000 BOOTS FOR A BRIDESMAID 6-10 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 303 - Tamarind 2003 (1995)

BRINGING THE RAIN TO KAPITI PLAIN 3-7 yrsVerna Aardema & Beatriz Vidal 97803 33351 642 - Macmillan 1986 (1981)

BUSY PLAYTIME 1-3 yrsRebecca Finn97814 05021 304 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Pan Macmillan) 2004 (novelty)

BUT MARTIN! 2-7 yrsJune Counsel & Neal Layton97805 52551 380 - Picture Corgi (Random House) 200505525 23127 - June Counsel & Carolyn Dinan - Picture Corgi (Transworld) 1984 OP

CAN YOU HEAR THE SEA? 3-7 yrsJudy Cumberbatch & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47576 655 - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2006

CAPTAIN COOL 3-8 yrsDamian Harvey & Rory Walker97807 49668 082 - Franklin Watts 2006

CARIBBEAN ANIMALS 3-8 yrsDawne Allette & Alan Baker97818 70516 679 - Tamarind 2004 (A-Z + non-fiction notes)

CARIBBEAN DOZEN, A - Poems from Caribbean Poets 7-11 yrsJohn Agard, Grace Nicols (Ed) & Cathie Felstead 97814 06309 522 - Walker Books 2007 (1994) (poetry)

CARRYING 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 304 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (1999) CLAP HANDS 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury 97814 06319 354 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

CLOTHES - A Very First Picture Book OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth 18596 74070 (hbk) - Anness Publishing/Lorenz Books 1997 (non-fiction/photos)

CLOUD TEA MONKEYS 7-11+ yrsMal Peet, Elspeth Graham & Juan Wjngaard97814 06300 925 (hbk) - Walker Books 2010

COLOURS - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97809 53778 584 (board bk) - Picthall & Gunzi 2004 (non-fiction/novelty)

COMING OF NIGHT, THE - A Yoruba Creation Myth 4-8 yrsJames Riorden & Jenny Stow 97807 11213 784 - Frances Lincoln 200097818 45074 548 (big bk)

CROSS WITH US RHINOCEROS, THE OP 4-7 yrsJohn Bush & Paul Geraghty 00995 98000 - Red Fox (Random House) 1999

DAVE AND THE TOOTH FAIRY 4-8 yrsVerna Wilkins and Paul Hunt 97818 70516 136 - Tamarind 1993

DUMPER TRUCK 1-3 yrsSue Hendra97802 30705 524 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2008 (novelty)

EAGLE OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 62206 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes)

EAT UP, GEMMA 2-7 yrsSarah Hayes & Jan Ormerod 97814 06306 705 - Walker Books 2007 (1988)

ELEPHANT OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 32957 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes) ELEPHANT'S PILLOW, THE - A Chinese Bedtime Story 5-9 yrsDiana Reynolds Roome & Jude Daly97818 45077 983 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (2003)

FAMILIES 1-8 yrsDebbie Bailey & Susan Huszar97815 50375 947 (hbk) - Annick Press (US) Ltd 1999 (non-fiction/photos)

FARMYARD JAMBOREE, THE 3-7 yrsMargaret Read Macdonald & Sophie Fatus97818 55765 344 - Barefoot Books 2005 (+CD + non-fiction notes)

FEELING GREAT! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrsJess Stockham97818 46430 480 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps) FEELING JEALOUS 6-11+ yrsAlthea 97807 13663 334 - A & C Black 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

FIND MY BOOTS! 1-3 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45073 381 (board bk) - Frances Lincoln 2004 (1996) (photos/flaps)

FIND OUT ABOUT THE BODY OP 5-10 yrsAnita Ganeri & Lesley Howling 05633 55433 - BBC Education 1994 (non-fiction + photos + teacher’s notes) 05634 64046 (big bk) FINISHED BEING FOUR OP 3-7 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Claire Pound 18705 16109 - Tamarind 1992 FIREMAN FERGUS OP 2-5 yrsMandy Ross & Emma Dodd 07214 21652 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81833 (board bk) FIRST WORDS OP 1-3 yrsMoira Butterfield & Julie Fisher 07214 28363 (board bk) - Ladybird 1998

FOOTPRINTS IN THE FOREST - A Chembakolli Story 7-11 yrsTaahra Ghazi & Eileen Browne97818 72502 588 - Action Aid 1999 (+ non-fiction notes)97818 72502 571 (big bk) FRUITS - A Caribbean Counting Poem 3-8 yrsValerie Bloom & David Axtell97803 33653 128 - Macmillan Children's Books 1997 (1992)

FULL, FULL, FULL OF LOVE 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Paul Howard 97818 44287 826 - Walker Books 2004 FURAHA MEANS HAPPY! - A Story With Swahili Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) - Chrysalis Children’s Books 2000 (1995) (English + Swahili)

GET DRESSED! Tray Plays OP 0-2 yrsLuana Rinaldo97814 05091 473 ( board bk) - Campbell Books 2007 (non-fiction/novelty) GIANT HICCUPS 3-7 yrsJaqui Farley & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 273 - Tamarind 1994 GIANT TURNIP, THE 2-7 yrsHenriette Barkow & Richard Johnson18526 97350 (Chinese & English) - Mantra 2001

GIVE ME MY YAM! OP 3-7 yrsJan Blake & Peter Melnyczuk 07445 48853 - Walker Books 1998 GLITTERY GARDEN OP 0-3 yrsHelen Stephens 03339 65329 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 2002

GLOBAL BABIES 0-5 yrsGlobal Fund for Children + several photographers97815 80891 745 (board bk) - Charlesbridge (USA) 2007 (non-fiction/photos) GOING TO SCHOOL 3-6 yrsGrace Hallworth & Richard Brown97805 21559 355 - Cambridge University Press 1996 GOOD NIGHT (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62786 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2000 (non-fiction/photos) GOTCHA SMILE, THE 3-7 yrsRita Philips Mitchell & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 825 - Orchard Books 1998 GRACE AND FAMILY 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch97818 45078 065 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995)97807 11221 925 (big bk) GRANDAD TREE, THE OP 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Sharon Wilson07445 78752 - Walker Books 2000 GRANDFATHER & I 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Omerod97801 40556 988 - Puffin 1995

GRANDMA’S SATURDAY SOUP 3-8 yrsSally Fraser & Derek Brazell97818 44449 347 - Mantra Lingua 2005 (dual language, German + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Chinese-simplified, Farsi, French, Gujariti, Hindi, Italien, Japanese, Panjabi, Patois, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) GRANDMOTHER & I OP 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Ormerod01400 56974 - Puffin 1995 GRANDMOTHERS' STORIES - Wise Women Tales From Many Cultures 6-11 yrsBurleigh Mutén & Siân Bailey97818 46860 102 (pbk + CD) - Barefoot Books 1999 (short stories) GREGORY COOL 6-9 yrsCaroline Binch97807 11208 902 - Frances Lincoln 1997 (1994)07112 15367 (big bk)

HAIR 2-8 yrsKate Petty & several photographers97818 45075 538 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/photos/map) HALALA MEANS WELCOME - A Story With Zulu Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) David Bennett Books (Chrysalis) 1995

HANDA'S HEN 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44598 155 - Walker Books 2002 (+counting 1-10)97807 44575 026 (hbk)97807 44575 026 (big bk)97818 44440 634 - Mantra Lingua 2004 (dual language,Chinese + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Croatian, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Portuguese, Russian, Shona, Somali, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) HANDA'S SURPRISE 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44536 348 - Walker Books 199497814 06307 511 (pbk + DVD - DVD includes Handa’s Hen)97807 44554 731 (big bk)97818 52694 722 - Mantra Lingua 2002 (dual language, Bengali + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) 97804 39945 202 - activities based on book - Scholastic (Read and Respond) 2007 (for Adults)

HAVE YOU EVER PICKED A DANDELION? OP 3-6 yrsHannah Roche & Pierre Pratt18408 90622 (card/spiral bound) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1998 (non-fiction)

HIC! OP 2-6 yrsSue Eaves03703 26458 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2003

HIDDEN TALES FROM EASTERN EUROPE 7-11 yrsAntonia Barber & Paul Hess97818 45071 479 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (short stories)

HOME IN THE SKY OP 3-11+ yrsJeannie Baker07445 78493 - Walker Books 2001 (1984)

HOME NOW 5-9 yrsLesley Beake & Karin Littlewood97818 45076 382 - Frances Lincoln 2006

HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, THE 2-6 yrsJenny Stow97818 45079 437 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (rhyme) HOW MANY? OP 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking07112 08026 - Frances Lincoln 1992 (non-fiction/counting/photos) HUE BOY OP 4-9 yrsRita Phillips Mitchell & Caroline Binch01405 63547 - Puffin 1992 I CAN CLAP! (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37773 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I CAN PLAY (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37781 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I DON'T EAT TOOTHPASTE ANYMORE 2-5 yrsKaren King & Lynne Willey9781870516 167 - Tamarind 1993

IF WE HAD A SAILBOAT 2-6 yrsJonathan Emmett & Adrian Reynolds97801 92725 585 - Oxford University Press 2006

IGNIS 4-9 yrsGina Wilson & P J Lynch97807 44594 058 - Walker Books 2002

I KNOW A SECRET OP 3-8 yrsSue Baker & Annie Kubler08595 33158 (hbk) - Child's Play 1988 (+ non-fiction/birth) IMRAN AND THE WATCH 3-7 yrsTony Bradman & Pricilla Lamont97805 21468 992 - Cambridge University Press 1996

IN A MINUTE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 04187 - Methuen (Egmont) 1990

IN THE BATH - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 382 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE GARDEN - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 399 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE WOODS - Guess Who’s Hiding? 2-5 yrsAna Martin Larranga97818 40893 243 (board bk) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1999 (novelty)

ISHTAR AND TAMMUZ - A Babylonian Myth of the Seasons 7-11 yrsChristopher Moore & Christina Balit97807 11210 998 - Francis Lincoln 1996

ISLAND COUNTING 1 2 3 2-6 yrsFrane Lessac97818 44282 463 - Walker Books 2005 (counting 1-10)97814 06312 225 (board bk)

I WISH TONIGHT OP 3-9 yrsLois Rock & Anne Wilson07459 42733 (hbk) - Lion Publishing 2000

JAMAICA AND BRIANNA OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian14052 09634 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1995)

JAMAICA'S FIND OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian04502 9372 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1986)

J IS FOR JAMAICA 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah & Prodeepta Das97818 45076 092 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/+ rhyme/photos)

KASPAR'S GREATEST DISCOVERY OP 4-9 yrsCampbell Paget & Reg Cartwright07112 11744 - Frances Lincoln 1997

KINTU'S MISTAKE 6-10 yrsRosalind Kerven & Matilda Harrison97815 75720 159 (hbk) - Raintree Interactive Library (USA) 1996

LAGHU THE CLEVER CROW 3-7 yrsBhavit Mehta & Carol Liddiment 97809 56118 301 - Saadhak Books 2009

LAO LAO OF DRAGON MOUNTAIN 7-11 yrsMargaret Bateson-Hill & Francesca Peliozzi (+ Chinese text - Manyee Wan)97818 40890 471 - Zero to Ten - Evans 1996 (+ paper cuts - Sha-Lui-Qu)

LENNY IN THE GARDEN 1-4 yrsKen Wilson-Max97818 45079 802 (hbk/card) - Frances Lincoln 2009 LEON AND BOB 2-7 yrsSimon James97814 06308 495 - Walker Books 2008 (1997)

LEOPARD'S DRUM, THE - An Asante tale from West Africa 3-7 yrsJessica Souhami07112 09073 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1995)07112 21472 (big bk)04390 18501 (Read and Respond) - Scholastic 2000 - for adults

LET'S FEED THE DUCKS 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 532 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S GO FOR A RIDE OP 3-7 yrs18534 5710 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S GO TO BED 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 556 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HAVE FUN 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 549 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HOP AND SKIP OP 1-4 yrs18543 45729 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S LOOK AT EYES OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT FEET OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92749 - Evans 2001 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT HANDS OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LEVERS OP 6-10 yrsChris Ollerenshaw & Pat Triggs07136 52306 - A & C Black 1991 (non-fiction/photos) LIMA'S RED HOT CHILLI 2-7 yrsDavid Mills & Derek Brazell 97818 52694 258 - Mantra 1997 (dual language, Somali + English) Also in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Japanese, Khymer, Korean, Panjabi, Polish, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, & Yoruba - all with English18526 94297 (big bk) - English18526 95048 / 56 (big bk) - Bengali + English / Urdu + English

LITTLE INCHKIN 4-8 yrsFiona French97818 45070 090 - (big bk) Frances Lincoln 2004 (1994)

LOOK OUT FOR STRANGERS and those that you know OP 3-8 yrsPaul Humphrey, Alex Ramay & Colin King02375 25453 - Evans 1994 (non-fiction/photos) LUCY'S DAY TRIP OP 4-7 yrsJennifer Northway07497 0957X - Mammoth (Egmont 1991)

LULU LOVES THE LIBRARY 2-5 yrsAnna McQuinn & Rosalind Beardshaw97818 70516 426 (hbk) - Alanna Books 2006 97809 55199 875 (board bk)97809 55199 802 - pbk + multi language CD

MAGIC PAINTBRUSH, THE 3-8 yrsJulia Donaldson & Joel Stewart97803 33964 439 - Macmillan 2002

MARTY MONSTER 4-7 yrsMalorie Blackman & Pamela Venus97818 70516 426 - Tamarind 1999

MARY HAD A DINOSAUR 3-6 yrsEileen Browne & Ruth Rivers97802 37533 375 - Evans 200797802 37533 410 (hbk)

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB OP 0-3 yrsSam Childs00918 92961 (board bk) - Hutchinson 2003 (nursery rhyme) MAX LOVES SUNFLOWERS 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86804 139 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1997)

MAX'S MONEY 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 266 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX'S LETTER 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 259 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX PAINTS THE HOUSE 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 372 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 2000 (1993) MAX'S STARRY NIGHT 3-6 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 532 - Hyperion Books (USA) 2001

MIA'S STORY 5-9 yrsMichael Foreman97814 06305 333 - Walker Books 2006 97818 44282 784 (hbk)

MIKI 2-7 yrsStephen Mackey97803 40950 654 - Hodder Children’s Books 2009

MOONBIRD 6-10 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Jane Ray97805 52550 031 - Corgi (Random House) 2006

MOUNTAINS OF TIBET, THE 3-8 yrsMordacai Gerstein97818 98000 549 - Barefoot Books 1993

MS MACDONALD HAS A CLASS OP 2-7 yrsJan Ormerod00995 16519 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998 (rhyming text) MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS 5-10 yrsJohn Steptoe097801 40559 460 - Puffin 1987

MUM CAN FIX IT OP 4-9 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins18705 1601X - Tamarind Books 1987

MUM'S LATE 2-6 yrsElizabeth Hawkins & Pamela Venus97818 70516 402 - Tamarind 1999

MY BIG BROTHER JJ 3-7 yrsOdette Elliott & Patrice Aggs97818 48530 072 - Tamarind Books 2009 MY COLOURFUL DAY OP 2-5 yrsLaura Dollin & Amelia Rosato07497 41872 - My World (Egmont) 2000

MY DADDY 0-2 yrsMike Jolley & Emma Dodd97819 04513 711 (board bk) - Templar 2009 (novelty) MY DOG OP 1-4 yrsJune Crebbin & Russell Ayto07445 8308X - Walker Books 2001

MY FIRST ABC 2-5 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45077 426 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) (non-fiction/photos)

MY FIRST SIGNS 1-4 yrsAnnie Kubler97819 04550 040 (board bk) - Child’s Play 2004 (non-fiction + sign language)

MY PLAYTIME (Buggy Buddies) OP 0-2 yrs03339 04303 (board bk)Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (novelty)

MY TWO GRANNIES 3-8 yrsFloella Benjamin & Margaret Chamberlain97818 47800343 - Frances Lincoln 200797818 45076 436 (hbk) NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE 6-10 yrsAnna Perera & Carl Pearce97818 70516 778 - Tamarind 2006

NO DINNER! - The Story of the Old Woman and the Pumpkin 2-7 yrsJessica Souhami97818 45078 188 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1999)

NURSE NANCY OP 2-5 yrsRonne Randall & Emma Dodd07214 21644 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81841 (board bk)

ODDLY 2-7 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Patrick Benson97818 44280 032 (hbk) - Walker Books 2009

ONE, TWO, SKIP A FEW - First Number Rhymes 3-6 yrsRoberta Arenson (illus)97818 41482 194 - Barefoot Books 1998 (rhymes)18414 82196 (big bk)

1 2 3 OP 1-5 yrsJan Pienkowski04348 02816 (board bk) - Mammoth (Egmont) 1998 (non-fiction 1-10) OSCAR'S HALF BIRTHDAY 2-8 yrsBob Graham97814 06306 866 - Walker books 2008 (2005)

PATCHWORK QUILT, THE 6-10 yrsValerie Flournoy & Jerry Pinkney97808 03700 970 (hbk) - Puffin USA 1985

PEEK-A-BOO! 1-4 yrsJan Ormerod97803 70324 241 (board bk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 1997 (novelty/flaps) PEEK-A-BOO! OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth18596 74100 (hbk) - Lorenz Books (Anness Publishing) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) PEEKABOO, HELLO YOU OP 0-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett14050 53828 (board bk) Campbell Books 2006 (novelty)

PEEPO BABY! 1-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett97814 05088 787 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2006 (flaps)

PICNIC FARM OP 1-6 yrsChristine Morton & Sarah Barringer03336 83617 - Macmillan 1998

PLAYTIME (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62808 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002

PRINCESS GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying-Hwa Hu97618 45075 323 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2007

PURRFECT! 2-6 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus97818 70516 860 - Tamarind 2008 PUZZLE JOURNEY INTO SPACE - Usborne Young Puzzles 6-10 yrsLesley Sims & Annabel Spenceley97807 46017 159 - Usborne Publishing 1995

RAINBOW HOUSE OP 4-8 yrsVivian French & Biz Hull18705 16443 - Tamarind Books 1999

RAMA'S RETURN OP 4-9 yrsLisa Bruce & Katja Bandlow00994 39395 - Red Fox (Random House) 2003 (+ non-fiction notes)

RASTAMOUSE AND DA BAG - A BLING 6-10 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 849 - Little Roots 2006 (2005)

RASTAMOUSE AND THE CRUCIAL PLAN 4-8 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 818 - Little Roots 2005 (2003)

RATA-PATA-SCATA-FATA - A Caribbean Story OP 3-7 yrsPhillis Gershator & Holly Meade97819 32065 947 - Star Bright Books (USA) 2005 (1994)

ROSA AND GALILEO 4-9 yrsAnne Cotringer & Lizzie Finlay97800 99439 738 - Flying Foxes (Random House) 2003 (+non-fiction notes) ROSIE'S FIRST BALLET LESSON OP 5-8 yrsSusan Hampshire & Maria Theresa Meloni07497 30234 - Mammoth (Egmont) 199697800 60264 666 - Harper Collins (USA) 1996 as ROSIE’S BALLET SLIPPERS OP

ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT 1-3 yrsAnnie Kubler97808 59536 585 (board bk) - Childs Play 2003 (rhyming text) SAFE PLACE, A 2-7 yrsLucy Marcovitch & Jo Blake97818 70516 754 - Tamarind Books 2005

SAM'S DUCK OP 4-8 yrsMichael Morpugo & Keith Bowen00066 46255 - Picture Lions (Harper Collins) 1997

SAY GOODNIGHT 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 484 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

SILVER SHOES 4-8 yrsCaroline Binch 97818 45074 715 - Frances Lincoln 2005 (2001)

SKIP ACROSS THE OCEAN 2-7 yrsFloella Benjamin & Sheila Moxley97818 45077 884 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) ('worldwide' nursery rhymes) SLEEP TIGHT 2-5 yrsGrace Hallworth & Lisa Kopper97805 21477 017 - Cambridge University Press 1996

SLEEPYHEAD OP 2-5 yrsNicola Smee03339 02696 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2001 (rhyming text/novelty)18526 909 5X / 68 / 76 - Mantra Lingua 2003 (dual language, Bengali / Panjabi / Urdu, all with English)

SMILING 3-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 243 - Zero to Ten (Evans) non- fiction/photos SOMETHING SPECIAL 3-7 yrsNicola Moon & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 788 - Orchard Books 1995 SO MUCH 2-6 yrsTrish Cooke & Helen Oxenbury97814 06306 651 - Walker Books 2008 (1994)

SOUTH AFRICAN ANIMALS 4-11+ yrsLindiwe Mabuza & Alan Baker97818 70516 853 - Tamarind 2007 (A-Z + non-fiction notes) SOUTH AND NORTH, EAST AND WEST OP 7-11 yrsMichael Rosen & 22 illustrators07445 43665 - Walker Books 1995 (short stories)

SPIDER WEAVER, THE - A Legend of Kente Cloth OP 8-11 yrsMargaret Musgrove & Julia Cairns05909 87941 - Scholastic Inc 2001

SPLASH! SPLASH! 1-4 yrsGina Ford & Rosalinda Kightley97803 85612 876 (board bk) - Doubleday (Random House) 2008 ( novelty) STORY OF THE CREATION, THE 4-9 yrsJane Ray97818 52139 483 - Orchard Books 1992

SUN SLICES, MOON SLICES OP 2-7 yrsAdele Geras & Karin Littlewood05901 95778 - Little Hippo (Scholastic) 1998

TALES TOLD IN TENTS - Stories From Central Asia 8-11+ yearsSally Pomme Clayton & Sophie Herxheimer97818 45072 780 - Frances Lincoln 200497818 45070 663 (hbk)

TELLING THE TRUTH 6-10 yrsAlthea, Charlie Best & Conny Jude97807 13660 760 - A & C Black 1997 non-fiction/+photos

THAT'S MY MUM 5-9 yrsHenriette Barkow & Derek Brazell97818 52696 283 - Mantra Lingua 2001 (dual language, Czech + English) Also in Bengali, Farsi, Gujarati, Panjabi, Portuguese, Somali, Swahali Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba (all with English)

THAT’S NOT MY BABY 0-3 yrsFiona Watt & Rachel Wells97814 09506 263 (board bk) - Usborne 2009 (novelty/touch/mirror) THERE WERE TEN IN THE BED 3-6 yrsAnnie Kubler (illus)97808 59538 978 - Child's Play 2001 (nursery song/novelty) THINGS TO DO AT THE SEASIDE 2-7 yrsPaul Humphrey & Chris Fairclough97807 49668 556 - Franklin Watts 2006 (non-fiction/photos) THIS IS THE TREE 3-7 yrsMiriam Moss & Adrienne Kennaway97807 11214 910 - Frances Lincoln 2000

THROUGH MY WINDOW 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne97818 45078 935 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1986)

TICKLE, TICKLE 1-4 yrsDakari Hru & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47565 628 (board bk) - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2004

TICKLE, TICKLE 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 477 - (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

TIGER OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries07445 63550 - Walker Books 1992 (+ non-fiction notes)07445 62252 (hbk)

TIGER CHILD, THE - A Folktale from India 3-8 yrsJoanna Troughton97801 40382 389 - Puffin 1996

TIGER DREAMS 2-7yrsGerald Rose & Jean Glasberg97805 21559 706 - Cambridge University Press 1996

TIME TO GET UP 3-6 yrsGill McLean & Lynne Willey97818 70516 112 - Tamarind 1992

TODDLEROBICS, ANIMAL FUN OP 1-4 yrsZita Newcombe07445 7787X - Walker Books 1999

TOO MUCH TALK OP 3-7 yrsAngela Shelf Medearis & Stefano Vitale07445 4775X - Walker Books 1995

TORTOISE'S DREAM - A Folktale from Africa OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06713 - Puffin 1994 (1980)

TOYS - Touch and Feel OP 1-3 yrsAndy Crawford & Steve Gorton07513 3958X (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/novelty) TURTLE AND THE ISLAND, THE - A Folktale from Papua New Guinea 3-7 yrsBarbara Ker Wilson & Franne Lessac97807 11206 977 - Frances Lincoln 1991

TUCKING IN! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrs Jess Stockham97818 46430 466 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps)

UNDER THE MOON & OVER THE SEA - A Collection of Caribbean Poems 8-11+ yrs ed: John Agard & Grace Nichols + 5 illustrators97814 06309 591 - Walker Books 2007 (2002) (poetry) VERY HOT DAY, A 2-6 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten97805 21634 564 (big bk) - Cambridge University Press 1996 WAIT AND SEE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 03512 - Methuen (Egmont) 1988

WASHING 4-7 yrsGwyneth Swain97818 40893 922 - Evans (Small World) 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

WATER WITCHER 4-8 yrsJan Ormerod97819 21272 165 - Little Hare (Australia) 2008 (2006) WE ARE BRITAIN 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah 97807 11219 021- Frances Lincoln 2002 (non-fiction/photos/poetry) WE'RE GOING ON A LION HUNT 2-7 yrsDavid Axtell97803 33741 498 - Macmillan 1999

WHAT ABOUT ME? OP 1-4 yrsHelen Stephens07513 6245X - Dorling Kindersley 1999

WHAT COLOUR? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45076 795 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S HAPPENING? - DEATH OP 6-11 yrs07502 13795 - Hodder Wayland (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S INSIDE? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11210 547 - Frances Lincoln 1996 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S IN THE PAN MAN? 3-7 yrsPauline Stewart and Alex Ayliffe97803 70325 835 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2002

WHAT'S UNDER THE BED? 4-9 yrsMick Manning & Brita Granstrom97807 49656 850 - Franklin Watts 1997 (non-fiction) WHEELS OP 5-9 yrsShirley Hughes07445 63755 - Walker Books 1991

WHEN I'M A GROWN-UP 2-6 yrsAnne Faundez & Katherine Lucas9781845383 084 - QED Publishing 2004

WHEN THE WORLD BEGAN - Stories Collected in Ethiopia OP 7-11 yrsElizabeth Laird & 4 illustrators01927 41896 - Oxford University Press 2000

WHOEVER YOU ARE 3-7 yrsMem Fox & Leslie Staub97801 52060 305 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (USA) 2006 (1997) (non-fiction)97801 52060 664 - board bk97801 52058 913 - dual language, Spanish + English

WHOSE BIRTHDAY IS IT? 3-8 yrsSherryl Clark & Jan Smith97807 49647 094 - Franklin Watts (Hopscotch) 2002

WHO'S IN OUR STREET? OP 5-10 yrsJan Ormerod00992 62894 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998

WIZARD PUNCHKIN, THE - A Folktale from India OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06764 - Puffin (1982) 1994

YEAR IN THE CITY, THE 5-10 yrsKathy Henderson & Paul Howard97814 06309 652 - Walker Books 2007 (1996)

YOUNG INFERNO, THE 10-11+ yearsJohn Agard & Satoshi Kitamura97818 45077 693 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2008 (poetry/b&w illus)

ZOE AND HER ZEBRA 2-7 yrsClare Beaton97818 41483 931 (board bk) - Barefoot Books 1999 (alphabet)

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Multicultural Picture Books ages 0-11+ June 2010

Eileen Browne's choice

As a children’s author and illustrator, I delight in reading picture books and am particularly interested in those which portray a rich diversity of people and cultures.

This list is based on simple criteria, the most important of which being what engages children and holds their attention from the front cover to the back. They are all ‘a good read’.

The books are full-colour illustrated paperback fiction, published in the UK, unless otherwise stated. Titles known to be out of print are marked OP. They are often still available from libraries or can be found on line. If a book that you want is out of print, write to the publisher and ask if they are going to reprint it.

No part of this text/list may be sold in any form whatsoever.

Text/list is copyright © Eileen Browne 2009

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ABU ALI COUNTS HIS DONKEYS OP 4-7 yrsDorothy Van Workhoem & Harry Horse07445 68250 - Walker Books 1999 (+ counting 1-10/+ notes for parents)

ADVENTURES OF SUPER DIAPER BABY, THE 9-11+ yrsGeorge Beard and Harold Hutchins97804 39981 613 - Scholastic 2002 (comic strip/graphic novel/b&w illus)

ALL ABOUT ME 2-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11211 001 - Frances Lincoln 1992 97807 11215 382 (big bk) (non-fiction/photos)

ALL FALL DOWN 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 491 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

ALL MY FRIENDS 3-7 yrsGill Lobel & Jo Blake97818 70516 822 - Tamarind 2006

AMAZING GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch 97818 45077 495 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1991)97818 45074 142 - dual language Bengali + English ( 2005) Also in Gujarati, Panjabi, Urdu - (all with English)07112 13895 (big bk)97814 07112 398318 - (for teachers - Read and Respond) Scholastic - 2009

ANGEL JUST LIKE ME, AN 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying -Hwa Hu97818 45078 744 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1997)

ANIMAL BOOGIE, THE 2-7 yrsDebbie Harter 97819 05236 602 - Barefoot Books 2000 97819 05236 220 (pbk + CD)97818 46862 311 (hbk + CD)

APPLE PIP PRINCESS, THE 7-11 yrsJane Ray97818 46161 018 - Orchard Books 2008 (2007)

BABIES BATHTIME OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99904 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABIES EATING OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99920 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABY EARTH OP 5-10 yrsMichele Petit-Jean 08595 3958X (hbk) - Child's Play 1995

BABY NOISES 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell97818 70516 706 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY PLAYS 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell18705 16710 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY SAYS PEEKABOO! 0-2 yrs97814 05312 752 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2006 (non-fiction/photos)

BATHTIME - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97819 04618 140 (board bk) Picthall & Gunzi 2004 BABY'S DAY OP 2-7 yrsTrish Grant97814 06303 346 (board bk) - Walker Books 2007 (non-fiction/photos)

BEAR IN THE CAVE, THE 3-7 yrs Michael Rosen & Adrian Reynolds97807 47577 652 (hbk) - Bloomsbury Children’s Books 200797814 08801 475 (board bk) 97807 47577 867 (bk + CD) BEAR ON A BIKE 2-7 yrsStella Blackstone & Debbie Harter 97819 05236 985 - Barefoot Books 199897818 41483 740 (board bk)

BEDTIME! 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 939 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (2002) (non-fiction/photos)

BEING FRIENDS 7-11+ yrs Althea97807 13660 784 - A & C Black 2001 (1997) (non-fiction/photos) BEST MUM, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 624 - Tamarind 2003

BEST TOY, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 648 - Tamarind 2003

BET YOU CAN'T OP 3-5 yrsPenny Dale 07445 12255 - Walker Books 1986

BIG EYES, SCARY VOICE 4-7 yrsEdell Wignell & Carl Pearce97818 70516 884 - Tamarind 2008 BIG KATIE MORAG STORY BOOK, THE 4-9 yrsMari Hedderwick 97800 99720 317 - Red Fox (Random House) 2000 (1996)

BLOWING BUBBLES 2-4 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten 97805 21006 699 - Cambridge University Press 1996

BOO BARNEY OP 0-3 yrsAlex Ayliffe 18412 12091 (board bk) - Orchard Books 2000 BOOTS FOR A BRIDESMAID 6-10 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 303 - Tamarind 2003 (1995)

BRINGING THE RAIN TO KAPITI PLAIN 3-7 yrsVerna Aardema & Beatriz Vidal 97803 33351 642 - Macmillan 1986 (1981)

BUSY PLAYTIME 1-3 yrsRebecca Finn97814 05021 304 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Pan Macmillan) 2004 (novelty)

BUT MARTIN! 2-7 yrsJune Counsel & Neal Layton97805 52551 380 - Picture Corgi (Random House) 200505525 23127 - June Counsel & Carolyn Dinan - Picture Corgi (Transworld) 1984 OP

CAN YOU HEAR THE SEA? 3-7 yrsJudy Cumberbatch & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47576 655 - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2006

CAPTAIN COOL 3-8 yrsDamian Harvey & Rory Walker97807 49668 082 - Franklin Watts 2006

CARIBBEAN ANIMALS 3-8 yrsDawne Allette & Alan Baker97818 70516 679 - Tamarind 2004 (A-Z + non-fiction notes)

CARIBBEAN DOZEN, A - Poems from Caribbean Poets 7-11 yrsJohn Agard, Grace Nicols (Ed) & Cathie Felstead 97814 06309 522 - Walker Books 2007 (1994) (poetry)

CARRYING 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 304 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (1999) CLAP HANDS 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury 97814 06319 354 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

CLOTHES - A Very First Picture Book OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth 18596 74070 (hbk) - Anness Publishing/Lorenz Books 1997 (non-fiction/photos)

CLOUD TEA MONKEYS 7-11+ yrsMal Peet, Elspeth Graham & Juan Wjngaard97814 06300 925 (hbk) - Walker Books 2010

COLOURS - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97809 53778 584 (board bk) - Picthall & Gunzi 2004 (non-fiction/novelty)

COMING OF NIGHT, THE - A Yoruba Creation Myth 4-8 yrsJames Riorden & Jenny Stow 97807 11213 784 - Frances Lincoln 200097818 45074 548 (big bk)

CROSS WITH US RHINOCEROS, THE OP 4-7 yrsJohn Bush & Paul Geraghty 00995 98000 - Red Fox (Random House) 1999

DAVE AND THE TOOTH FAIRY 4-8 yrsVerna Wilkins and Paul Hunt 97818 70516 136 - Tamarind 1993

DUMPER TRUCK 1-3 yrsSue Hendra97802 30705 524 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2008 (novelty)

EAGLE OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 62206 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes)

EAT UP, GEMMA 2-7 yrsSarah Hayes & Jan Ormerod 97814 06306 705 - Walker Books 2007 (1988)

ELEPHANT OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 32957 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes) ELEPHANT'S PILLOW, THE - A Chinese Bedtime Story 5-9 yrsDiana Reynolds Roome & Jude Daly97818 45077 983 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (2003)

FAMILIES 1-8 yrsDebbie Bailey & Susan Huszar97815 50375 947 (hbk) - Annick Press (US) Ltd 1999 (non-fiction/photos)

FARMYARD JAMBOREE, THE 3-7 yrsMargaret Read Macdonald & Sophie Fatus97818 55765 344 - Barefoot Books 2005 (+CD + non-fiction notes)

FEELING GREAT! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrsJess Stockham97818 46430 480 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps) FEELING JEALOUS 6-11+ yrsAlthea 97807 13663 334 - A & C Black 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

FIND MY BOOTS! 1-3 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45073 381 (board bk) - Frances Lincoln 2004 (1996) (photos/flaps)

FIND OUT ABOUT THE BODY OP 5-10 yrsAnita Ganeri & Lesley Howling 05633 55433 - BBC Education 1994 (non-fiction + photos + teacher’s notes) 05634 64046 (big bk) FINISHED BEING FOUR OP 3-7 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Claire Pound 18705 16109 - Tamarind 1992 FIREMAN FERGUS OP 2-5 yrsMandy Ross & Emma Dodd 07214 21652 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81833 (board bk) FIRST WORDS OP 1-3 yrsMoira Butterfield & Julie Fisher 07214 28363 (board bk) - Ladybird 1998

FOOTPRINTS IN THE FOREST - A Chembakolli Story 7-11 yrsTaahra Ghazi & Eileen Browne97818 72502 588 - Action Aid 1999 (+ non-fiction notes)97818 72502 571 (big bk) FRUITS - A Caribbean Counting Poem 3-8 yrsValerie Bloom & David Axtell97803 33653 128 - Macmillan Children's Books 1997 (1992)

FULL, FULL, FULL OF LOVE 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Paul Howard 97818 44287 826 - Walker Books 2004 FURAHA MEANS HAPPY! - A Story With Swahili Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) - Chrysalis Children’s Books 2000 (1995) (English + Swahili)

GET DRESSED! Tray Plays OP 0-2 yrsLuana Rinaldo97814 05091 473 ( board bk) - Campbell Books 2007 (non-fiction/novelty) GIANT HICCUPS 3-7 yrsJaqui Farley & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 273 - Tamarind 1994 GIANT TURNIP, THE 2-7 yrsHenriette Barkow & Richard Johnson18526 97350 (Chinese & English) - Mantra 2001

GIVE ME MY YAM! OP 3-7 yrsJan Blake & Peter Melnyczuk 07445 48853 - Walker Books 1998 GLITTERY GARDEN OP 0-3 yrsHelen Stephens 03339 65329 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 2002

GLOBAL BABIES 0-5 yrsGlobal Fund for Children + several photographers97815 80891 745 (board bk) - Charlesbridge (USA) 2007 (non-fiction/photos) GOING TO SCHOOL 3-6 yrsGrace Hallworth & Richard Brown97805 21559 355 - Cambridge University Press 1996 GOOD NIGHT (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62786 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2000 (non-fiction/photos) GOTCHA SMILE, THE 3-7 yrsRita Philips Mitchell & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 825 - Orchard Books 1998 GRACE AND FAMILY 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch97818 45078 065 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995)97807 11221 925 (big bk) GRANDAD TREE, THE OP 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Sharon Wilson07445 78752 - Walker Books 2000 GRANDFATHER & I 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Omerod97801 40556 988 - Puffin 1995

GRANDMA’S SATURDAY SOUP 3-8 yrsSally Fraser & Derek Brazell97818 44449 347 - Mantra Lingua 2005 (dual language, German + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Chinese-simplified, Farsi, French, Gujariti, Hindi, Italien, Japanese, Panjabi, Patois, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) GRANDMOTHER & I OP 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Ormerod01400 56974 - Puffin 1995 GRANDMOTHERS' STORIES - Wise Women Tales From Many Cultures 6-11 yrsBurleigh Mutén & Siân Bailey97818 46860 102 (pbk + CD) - Barefoot Books 1999 (short stories) GREGORY COOL 6-9 yrsCaroline Binch97807 11208 902 - Frances Lincoln 1997 (1994)07112 15367 (big bk)

HAIR 2-8 yrsKate Petty & several photographers97818 45075 538 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/photos/map) HALALA MEANS WELCOME - A Story With Zulu Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) David Bennett Books (Chrysalis) 1995

HANDA'S HEN 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44598 155 - Walker Books 2002 (+counting 1-10)97807 44575 026 (hbk)97807 44575 026 (big bk)97818 44440 634 - Mantra Lingua 2004 (dual language,Chinese + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Croatian, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Portuguese, Russian, Shona, Somali, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) HANDA'S SURPRISE 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44536 348 - Walker Books 199497814 06307 511 (pbk + DVD - DVD includes Handa’s Hen)97807 44554 731 (big bk)97818 52694 722 - Mantra Lingua 2002 (dual language, Bengali + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) 97804 39945 202 - activities based on book - Scholastic (Read and Respond) 2007 (for Adults)

HAVE YOU EVER PICKED A DANDELION? OP 3-6 yrsHannah Roche & Pierre Pratt18408 90622 (card/spiral bound) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1998 (non-fiction)

HIC! OP 2-6 yrsSue Eaves03703 26458 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2003

HIDDEN TALES FROM EASTERN EUROPE 7-11 yrsAntonia Barber & Paul Hess97818 45071 479 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (short stories)

HOME IN THE SKY OP 3-11+ yrsJeannie Baker07445 78493 - Walker Books 2001 (1984)

HOME NOW 5-9 yrsLesley Beake & Karin Littlewood97818 45076 382 - Frances Lincoln 2006

HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, THE 2-6 yrsJenny Stow97818 45079 437 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (rhyme) HOW MANY? OP 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking07112 08026 - Frances Lincoln 1992 (non-fiction/counting/photos) HUE BOY OP 4-9 yrsRita Phillips Mitchell & Caroline Binch01405 63547 - Puffin 1992 I CAN CLAP! (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37773 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I CAN PLAY (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37781 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I DON'T EAT TOOTHPASTE ANYMORE 2-5 yrsKaren King & Lynne Willey9781870516 167 - Tamarind 1993

IF WE HAD A SAILBOAT 2-6 yrsJonathan Emmett & Adrian Reynolds97801 92725 585 - Oxford University Press 2006

IGNIS 4-9 yrsGina Wilson & P J Lynch97807 44594 058 - Walker Books 2002

I KNOW A SECRET OP 3-8 yrsSue Baker & Annie Kubler08595 33158 (hbk) - Child's Play 1988 (+ non-fiction/birth) IMRAN AND THE WATCH 3-7 yrsTony Bradman & Pricilla Lamont97805 21468 992 - Cambridge University Press 1996

IN A MINUTE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 04187 - Methuen (Egmont) 1990

IN THE BATH - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 382 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE GARDEN - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 399 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE WOODS - Guess Who’s Hiding? 2-5 yrsAna Martin Larranga97818 40893 243 (board bk) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1999 (novelty)

ISHTAR AND TAMMUZ - A Babylonian Myth of the Seasons 7-11 yrsChristopher Moore & Christina Balit97807 11210 998 - Francis Lincoln 1996

ISLAND COUNTING 1 2 3 2-6 yrsFrane Lessac97818 44282 463 - Walker Books 2005 (counting 1-10)97814 06312 225 (board bk)

I WISH TONIGHT OP 3-9 yrsLois Rock & Anne Wilson07459 42733 (hbk) - Lion Publishing 2000

JAMAICA AND BRIANNA OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian14052 09634 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1995)

JAMAICA'S FIND OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian04502 9372 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1986)

J IS FOR JAMAICA 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah & Prodeepta Das97818 45076 092 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/+ rhyme/photos)

KASPAR'S GREATEST DISCOVERY OP 4-9 yrsCampbell Paget & Reg Cartwright07112 11744 - Frances Lincoln 1997

KINTU'S MISTAKE 6-10 yrsRosalind Kerven & Matilda Harrison97815 75720 159 (hbk) - Raintree Interactive Library (USA) 1996

LAGHU THE CLEVER CROW 3-7 yrsBhavit Mehta & Carol Liddiment 97809 56118 301 - Saadhak Books 2009

LAO LAO OF DRAGON MOUNTAIN 7-11 yrsMargaret Bateson-Hill & Francesca Peliozzi (+ Chinese text - Manyee Wan)97818 40890 471 - Zero to Ten - Evans 1996 (+ paper cuts - Sha-Lui-Qu)

LENNY IN THE GARDEN 1-4 yrsKen Wilson-Max97818 45079 802 (hbk/card) - Frances Lincoln 2009 LEON AND BOB 2-7 yrsSimon James97814 06308 495 - Walker Books 2008 (1997)

LEOPARD'S DRUM, THE - An Asante tale from West Africa 3-7 yrsJessica Souhami07112 09073 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1995)07112 21472 (big bk)04390 18501 (Read and Respond) - Scholastic 2000 - for adults

LET'S FEED THE DUCKS 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 532 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S GO FOR A RIDE OP 3-7 yrs18534 5710 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S GO TO BED 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 556 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HAVE FUN 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 549 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HOP AND SKIP OP 1-4 yrs18543 45729 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S LOOK AT EYES OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT FEET OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92749 - Evans 2001 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT HANDS OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LEVERS OP 6-10 yrsChris Ollerenshaw & Pat Triggs07136 52306 - A & C Black 1991 (non-fiction/photos) LIMA'S RED HOT CHILLI 2-7 yrsDavid Mills & Derek Brazell 97818 52694 258 - Mantra 1997 (dual language, Somali + English) Also in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Japanese, Khymer, Korean, Panjabi, Polish, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, & Yoruba - all with English18526 94297 (big bk) - English18526 95048 / 56 (big bk) - Bengali + English / Urdu + English

LITTLE INCHKIN 4-8 yrsFiona French97818 45070 090 - (big bk) Frances Lincoln 2004 (1994)

LOOK OUT FOR STRANGERS and those that you know OP 3-8 yrsPaul Humphrey, Alex Ramay & Colin King02375 25453 - Evans 1994 (non-fiction/photos) LUCY'S DAY TRIP OP 4-7 yrsJennifer Northway07497 0957X - Mammoth (Egmont 1991)

LULU LOVES THE LIBRARY 2-5 yrsAnna McQuinn & Rosalind Beardshaw97818 70516 426 (hbk) - Alanna Books 2006 97809 55199 875 (board bk)97809 55199 802 - pbk + multi language CD

MAGIC PAINTBRUSH, THE 3-8 yrsJulia Donaldson & Joel Stewart97803 33964 439 - Macmillan 2002

MARTY MONSTER 4-7 yrsMalorie Blackman & Pamela Venus97818 70516 426 - Tamarind 1999

MARY HAD A DINOSAUR 3-6 yrsEileen Browne & Ruth Rivers97802 37533 375 - Evans 200797802 37533 410 (hbk)

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB OP 0-3 yrsSam Childs00918 92961 (board bk) - Hutchinson 2003 (nursery rhyme) MAX LOVES SUNFLOWERS 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86804 139 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1997)

MAX'S MONEY 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 266 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX'S LETTER 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 259 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX PAINTS THE HOUSE 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 372 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 2000 (1993) MAX'S STARRY NIGHT 3-6 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 532 - Hyperion Books (USA) 2001

MIA'S STORY 5-9 yrsMichael Foreman97814 06305 333 - Walker Books 2006 97818 44282 784 (hbk)

MIKI 2-7 yrsStephen Mackey97803 40950 654 - Hodder Children’s Books 2009

MOONBIRD 6-10 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Jane Ray97805 52550 031 - Corgi (Random House) 2006

MOUNTAINS OF TIBET, THE 3-8 yrsMordacai Gerstein97818 98000 549 - Barefoot Books 1993

MS MACDONALD HAS A CLASS OP 2-7 yrsJan Ormerod00995 16519 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998 (rhyming text) MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS 5-10 yrsJohn Steptoe097801 40559 460 - Puffin 1987

MUM CAN FIX IT OP 4-9 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins18705 1601X - Tamarind Books 1987

MUM'S LATE 2-6 yrsElizabeth Hawkins & Pamela Venus97818 70516 402 - Tamarind 1999

MY BIG BROTHER JJ 3-7 yrsOdette Elliott & Patrice Aggs97818 48530 072 - Tamarind Books 2009 MY COLOURFUL DAY OP 2-5 yrsLaura Dollin & Amelia Rosato07497 41872 - My World (Egmont) 2000

MY DADDY 0-2 yrsMike Jolley & Emma Dodd97819 04513 711 (board bk) - Templar 2009 (novelty) MY DOG OP 1-4 yrsJune Crebbin & Russell Ayto07445 8308X - Walker Books 2001

MY FIRST ABC 2-5 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45077 426 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) (non-fiction/photos)

MY FIRST SIGNS 1-4 yrsAnnie Kubler97819 04550 040 (board bk) - Child’s Play 2004 (non-fiction + sign language)

MY PLAYTIME (Buggy Buddies) OP 0-2 yrs03339 04303 (board bk)Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (novelty)

MY TWO GRANNIES 3-8 yrsFloella Benjamin & Margaret Chamberlain97818 47800343 - Frances Lincoln 200797818 45076 436 (hbk) NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE 6-10 yrsAnna Perera & Carl Pearce97818 70516 778 - Tamarind 2006

NO DINNER! - The Story of the Old Woman and the Pumpkin 2-7 yrsJessica Souhami97818 45078 188 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1999)

NURSE NANCY OP 2-5 yrsRonne Randall & Emma Dodd07214 21644 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81841 (board bk)

ODDLY 2-7 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Patrick Benson97818 44280 032 (hbk) - Walker Books 2009

ONE, TWO, SKIP A FEW - First Number Rhymes 3-6 yrsRoberta Arenson (illus)97818 41482 194 - Barefoot Books 1998 (rhymes)18414 82196 (big bk)

1 2 3 OP 1-5 yrsJan Pienkowski04348 02816 (board bk) - Mammoth (Egmont) 1998 (non-fiction 1-10) OSCAR'S HALF BIRTHDAY 2-8 yrsBob Graham97814 06306 866 - Walker books 2008 (2005)

PATCHWORK QUILT, THE 6-10 yrsValerie Flournoy & Jerry Pinkney97808 03700 970 (hbk) - Puffin USA 1985

PEEK-A-BOO! 1-4 yrsJan Ormerod97803 70324 241 (board bk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 1997 (novelty/flaps) PEEK-A-BOO! OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth18596 74100 (hbk) - Lorenz Books (Anness Publishing) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) PEEKABOO, HELLO YOU OP 0-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett14050 53828 (board bk) Campbell Books 2006 (novelty)

PEEPO BABY! 1-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett97814 05088 787 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2006 (flaps)

PICNIC FARM OP 1-6 yrsChristine Morton & Sarah Barringer03336 83617 - Macmillan 1998

PLAYTIME (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62808 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002

PRINCESS GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying-Hwa Hu97618 45075 323 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2007

PURRFECT! 2-6 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus97818 70516 860 - Tamarind 2008 PUZZLE JOURNEY INTO SPACE - Usborne Young Puzzles 6-10 yrsLesley Sims & Annabel Spenceley97807 46017 159 - Usborne Publishing 1995

RAINBOW HOUSE OP 4-8 yrsVivian French & Biz Hull18705 16443 - Tamarind Books 1999

RAMA'S RETURN OP 4-9 yrsLisa Bruce & Katja Bandlow00994 39395 - Red Fox (Random House) 2003 (+ non-fiction notes)

RASTAMOUSE AND DA BAG - A BLING 6-10 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 849 - Little Roots 2006 (2005)

RASTAMOUSE AND THE CRUCIAL PLAN 4-8 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 818 - Little Roots 2005 (2003)

RATA-PATA-SCATA-FATA - A Caribbean Story OP 3-7 yrsPhillis Gershator & Holly Meade97819 32065 947 - Star Bright Books (USA) 2005 (1994)

ROSA AND GALILEO 4-9 yrsAnne Cotringer & Lizzie Finlay97800 99439 738 - Flying Foxes (Random House) 2003 (+non-fiction notes) ROSIE'S FIRST BALLET LESSON OP 5-8 yrsSusan Hampshire & Maria Theresa Meloni07497 30234 - Mammoth (Egmont) 199697800 60264 666 - Harper Collins (USA) 1996 as ROSIE’S BALLET SLIPPERS OP

ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT 1-3 yrsAnnie Kubler97808 59536 585 (board bk) - Childs Play 2003 (rhyming text) SAFE PLACE, A 2-7 yrsLucy Marcovitch & Jo Blake97818 70516 754 - Tamarind Books 2005

SAM'S DUCK OP 4-8 yrsMichael Morpugo & Keith Bowen00066 46255 - Picture Lions (Harper Collins) 1997

SAY GOODNIGHT 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 484 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

SILVER SHOES 4-8 yrsCaroline Binch 97818 45074 715 - Frances Lincoln 2005 (2001)

SKIP ACROSS THE OCEAN 2-7 yrsFloella Benjamin & Sheila Moxley97818 45077 884 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) ('worldwide' nursery rhymes) SLEEP TIGHT 2-5 yrsGrace Hallworth & Lisa Kopper97805 21477 017 - Cambridge University Press 1996

SLEEPYHEAD OP 2-5 yrsNicola Smee03339 02696 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2001 (rhyming text/novelty)18526 909 5X / 68 / 76 - Mantra Lingua 2003 (dual language, Bengali / Panjabi / Urdu, all with English)

SMILING 3-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 243 - Zero to Ten (Evans) non- fiction/photos SOMETHING SPECIAL 3-7 yrsNicola Moon & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 788 - Orchard Books 1995 SO MUCH 2-6 yrsTrish Cooke & Helen Oxenbury97814 06306 651 - Walker Books 2008 (1994)

SOUTH AFRICAN ANIMALS 4-11+ yrsLindiwe Mabuza & Alan Baker97818 70516 853 - Tamarind 2007 (A-Z + non-fiction notes) SOUTH AND NORTH, EAST AND WEST OP 7-11 yrsMichael Rosen & 22 illustrators07445 43665 - Walker Books 1995 (short stories)

SPIDER WEAVER, THE - A Legend of Kente Cloth OP 8-11 yrsMargaret Musgrove & Julia Cairns05909 87941 - Scholastic Inc 2001

SPLASH! SPLASH! 1-4 yrsGina Ford & Rosalinda Kightley97803 85612 876 (board bk) - Doubleday (Random House) 2008 ( novelty) STORY OF THE CREATION, THE 4-9 yrsJane Ray97818 52139 483 - Orchard Books 1992

SUN SLICES, MOON SLICES OP 2-7 yrsAdele Geras & Karin Littlewood05901 95778 - Little Hippo (Scholastic) 1998

TALES TOLD IN TENTS - Stories From Central Asia 8-11+ yearsSally Pomme Clayton & Sophie Herxheimer97818 45072 780 - Frances Lincoln 200497818 45070 663 (hbk)

TELLING THE TRUTH 6-10 yrsAlthea, Charlie Best & Conny Jude97807 13660 760 - A & C Black 1997 non-fiction/+photos

THAT'S MY MUM 5-9 yrsHenriette Barkow & Derek Brazell97818 52696 283 - Mantra Lingua 2001 (dual language, Czech + English) Also in Bengali, Farsi, Gujarati, Panjabi, Portuguese, Somali, Swahali Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba (all with English)

THAT’S NOT MY BABY 0-3 yrsFiona Watt & Rachel Wells97814 09506 263 (board bk) - Usborne 2009 (novelty/touch/mirror) THERE WERE TEN IN THE BED 3-6 yrsAnnie Kubler (illus)97808 59538 978 - Child's Play 2001 (nursery song/novelty) THINGS TO DO AT THE SEASIDE 2-7 yrsPaul Humphrey & Chris Fairclough97807 49668 556 - Franklin Watts 2006 (non-fiction/photos) THIS IS THE TREE 3-7 yrsMiriam Moss & Adrienne Kennaway97807 11214 910 - Frances Lincoln 2000

THROUGH MY WINDOW 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne97818 45078 935 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1986)

TICKLE, TICKLE 1-4 yrsDakari Hru & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47565 628 (board bk) - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2004

TICKLE, TICKLE 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 477 - (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

TIGER OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries07445 63550 - Walker Books 1992 (+ non-fiction notes)07445 62252 (hbk)

TIGER CHILD, THE - A Folktale from India 3-8 yrsJoanna Troughton97801 40382 389 - Puffin 1996

TIGER DREAMS 2-7yrsGerald Rose & Jean Glasberg97805 21559 706 - Cambridge University Press 1996

TIME TO GET UP 3-6 yrsGill McLean & Lynne Willey97818 70516 112 - Tamarind 1992

TODDLEROBICS, ANIMAL FUN OP 1-4 yrsZita Newcombe07445 7787X - Walker Books 1999

TOO MUCH TALK OP 3-7 yrsAngela Shelf Medearis & Stefano Vitale07445 4775X - Walker Books 1995

TORTOISE'S DREAM - A Folktale from Africa OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06713 - Puffin 1994 (1980)

TOYS - Touch and Feel OP 1-3 yrsAndy Crawford & Steve Gorton07513 3958X (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/novelty) TURTLE AND THE ISLAND, THE - A Folktale from Papua New Guinea 3-7 yrsBarbara Ker Wilson & Franne Lessac97807 11206 977 - Frances Lincoln 1991

TUCKING IN! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrs Jess Stockham97818 46430 466 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps)

UNDER THE MOON & OVER THE SEA - A Collection of Caribbean Poems 8-11+ yrs ed: John Agard & Grace Nichols + 5 illustrators97814 06309 591 - Walker Books 2007 (2002) (poetry) VERY HOT DAY, A 2-6 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten97805 21634 564 (big bk) - Cambridge University Press 1996 WAIT AND SEE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 03512 - Methuen (Egmont) 1988

WASHING 4-7 yrsGwyneth Swain97818 40893 922 - Evans (Small World) 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

WATER WITCHER 4-8 yrsJan Ormerod97819 21272 165 - Little Hare (Australia) 2008 (2006) WE ARE BRITAIN 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah 97807 11219 021- Frances Lincoln 2002 (non-fiction/photos/poetry) WE'RE GOING ON A LION HUNT 2-7 yrsDavid Axtell97803 33741 498 - Macmillan 1999

WHAT ABOUT ME? OP 1-4 yrsHelen Stephens07513 6245X - Dorling Kindersley 1999

WHAT COLOUR? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45076 795 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S HAPPENING? - DEATH OP 6-11 yrs07502 13795 - Hodder Wayland (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S INSIDE? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11210 547 - Frances Lincoln 1996 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S IN THE PAN MAN? 3-7 yrsPauline Stewart and Alex Ayliffe97803 70325 835 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2002

WHAT'S UNDER THE BED? 4-9 yrsMick Manning & Brita Granstrom97807 49656 850 - Franklin Watts 1997 (non-fiction) WHEELS OP 5-9 yrsShirley Hughes07445 63755 - Walker Books 1991

WHEN I'M A GROWN-UP 2-6 yrsAnne Faundez & Katherine Lucas9781845383 084 - QED Publishing 2004

WHEN THE WORLD BEGAN - Stories Collected in Ethiopia OP 7-11 yrsElizabeth Laird & 4 illustrators01927 41896 - Oxford University Press 2000

WHOEVER YOU ARE 3-7 yrsMem Fox & Leslie Staub97801 52060 305 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (USA) 2006 (1997) (non-fiction)97801 52060 664 - board bk97801 52058 913 - dual language, Spanish + English

WHOSE BIRTHDAY IS IT? 3-8 yrsSherryl Clark & Jan Smith97807 49647 094 - Franklin Watts (Hopscotch) 2002

WHO'S IN OUR STREET? OP 5-10 yrsJan Ormerod00992 62894 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998

WIZARD PUNCHKIN, THE - A Folktale from India OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06764 - Puffin (1982) 1994

YEAR IN THE CITY, THE 5-10 yrsKathy Henderson & Paul Howard97814 06309 652 - Walker Books 2007 (1996)

YOUNG INFERNO, THE 10-11+ yearsJohn Agard & Satoshi Kitamura97818 45077 693 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2008 (poetry/b&w illus)

ZOE AND HER ZEBRA 2-7 yrsClare Beaton97818 41483 931 (board bk) - Barefoot Books 1999 (alphabet)

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Multicultural Picture Books ages 0-11+ June 2010

Eileen Browne's choice

As a children’s author and illustrator, I delight in reading picture books and am particularly interested in those which portray a rich diversity of people and cultures.

This list is based on simple criteria, the most important of which being what engages children and holds their attention from the front cover to the back. They are all ‘a good read’.

The books are full-colour illustrated paperback fiction, published in the UK, unless otherwise stated. Titles known to be out of print are marked OP. They are often still available from libraries or can be found on line. If a book that you want is out of print, write to the publisher and ask if they are going to reprint it.

No part of this text/list may be sold in any form whatsoever.

Text/list is copyright © Eileen Browne 2009

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ABU ALI COUNTS HIS DONKEYS OP 4-7 yrsDorothy Van Workhoem & Harry Horse07445 68250 - Walker Books 1999 (+ counting 1-10/+ notes for parents)

ADVENTURES OF SUPER DIAPER BABY, THE 9-11+ yrsGeorge Beard and Harold Hutchins97804 39981 613 - Scholastic 2002 (comic strip/graphic novel/b&w illus)

ALL ABOUT ME 2-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11211 001 - Frances Lincoln 1992 97807 11215 382 (big bk) (non-fiction/photos)

ALL FALL DOWN 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 491 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

ALL MY FRIENDS 3-7 yrsGill Lobel & Jo Blake97818 70516 822 - Tamarind 2006

AMAZING GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch 97818 45077 495 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1991)97818 45074 142 - dual language Bengali + English ( 2005) Also in Gujarati, Panjabi, Urdu - (all with English)07112 13895 (big bk)97814 07112 398318 - (for teachers - Read and Respond) Scholastic - 2009

ANGEL JUST LIKE ME, AN 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying -Hwa Hu97818 45078 744 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1997)

ANIMAL BOOGIE, THE 2-7 yrsDebbie Harter 97819 05236 602 - Barefoot Books 2000 97819 05236 220 (pbk + CD)97818 46862 311 (hbk + CD)

APPLE PIP PRINCESS, THE 7-11 yrsJane Ray97818 46161 018 - Orchard Books 2008 (2007)

BABIES BATHTIME OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99904 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABIES EATING OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99920 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABY EARTH OP 5-10 yrsMichele Petit-Jean 08595 3958X (hbk) - Child's Play 1995

BABY NOISES 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell97818 70516 706 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY PLAYS 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell18705 16710 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY SAYS PEEKABOO! 0-2 yrs97814 05312 752 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2006 (non-fiction/photos)

BATHTIME - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97819 04618 140 (board bk) Picthall & Gunzi 2004 BABY'S DAY OP 2-7 yrsTrish Grant97814 06303 346 (board bk) - Walker Books 2007 (non-fiction/photos)

BEAR IN THE CAVE, THE 3-7 yrs Michael Rosen & Adrian Reynolds97807 47577 652 (hbk) - Bloomsbury Children’s Books 200797814 08801 475 (board bk) 97807 47577 867 (bk + CD) BEAR ON A BIKE 2-7 yrsStella Blackstone & Debbie Harter 97819 05236 985 - Barefoot Books 199897818 41483 740 (board bk)

BEDTIME! 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 939 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (2002) (non-fiction/photos)

BEING FRIENDS 7-11+ yrs Althea97807 13660 784 - A & C Black 2001 (1997) (non-fiction/photos) BEST MUM, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 624 - Tamarind 2003

BEST TOY, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 648 - Tamarind 2003

BET YOU CAN'T OP 3-5 yrsPenny Dale 07445 12255 - Walker Books 1986

BIG EYES, SCARY VOICE 4-7 yrsEdell Wignell & Carl Pearce97818 70516 884 - Tamarind 2008 BIG KATIE MORAG STORY BOOK, THE 4-9 yrsMari Hedderwick 97800 99720 317 - Red Fox (Random House) 2000 (1996)

BLOWING BUBBLES 2-4 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten 97805 21006 699 - Cambridge University Press 1996

BOO BARNEY OP 0-3 yrsAlex Ayliffe 18412 12091 (board bk) - Orchard Books 2000 BOOTS FOR A BRIDESMAID 6-10 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 303 - Tamarind 2003 (1995)

BRINGING THE RAIN TO KAPITI PLAIN 3-7 yrsVerna Aardema & Beatriz Vidal 97803 33351 642 - Macmillan 1986 (1981)

BUSY PLAYTIME 1-3 yrsRebecca Finn97814 05021 304 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Pan Macmillan) 2004 (novelty)

BUT MARTIN! 2-7 yrsJune Counsel & Neal Layton97805 52551 380 - Picture Corgi (Random House) 200505525 23127 - June Counsel & Carolyn Dinan - Picture Corgi (Transworld) 1984 OP

CAN YOU HEAR THE SEA? 3-7 yrsJudy Cumberbatch & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47576 655 - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2006

CAPTAIN COOL 3-8 yrsDamian Harvey & Rory Walker97807 49668 082 - Franklin Watts 2006

CARIBBEAN ANIMALS 3-8 yrsDawne Allette & Alan Baker97818 70516 679 - Tamarind 2004 (A-Z + non-fiction notes)

CARIBBEAN DOZEN, A - Poems from Caribbean Poets 7-11 yrsJohn Agard, Grace Nicols (Ed) & Cathie Felstead 97814 06309 522 - Walker Books 2007 (1994) (poetry)

CARRYING 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 304 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (1999) CLAP HANDS 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury 97814 06319 354 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

CLOTHES - A Very First Picture Book OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth 18596 74070 (hbk) - Anness Publishing/Lorenz Books 1997 (non-fiction/photos)

CLOUD TEA MONKEYS 7-11+ yrsMal Peet, Elspeth Graham & Juan Wjngaard97814 06300 925 (hbk) - Walker Books 2010

COLOURS - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97809 53778 584 (board bk) - Picthall & Gunzi 2004 (non-fiction/novelty)

COMING OF NIGHT, THE - A Yoruba Creation Myth 4-8 yrsJames Riorden & Jenny Stow 97807 11213 784 - Frances Lincoln 200097818 45074 548 (big bk)

CROSS WITH US RHINOCEROS, THE OP 4-7 yrsJohn Bush & Paul Geraghty 00995 98000 - Red Fox (Random House) 1999

DAVE AND THE TOOTH FAIRY 4-8 yrsVerna Wilkins and Paul Hunt 97818 70516 136 - Tamarind 1993

DUMPER TRUCK 1-3 yrsSue Hendra97802 30705 524 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2008 (novelty)

EAGLE OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 62206 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes)

EAT UP, GEMMA 2-7 yrsSarah Hayes & Jan Ormerod 97814 06306 705 - Walker Books 2007 (1988)

ELEPHANT OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 32957 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes) ELEPHANT'S PILLOW, THE - A Chinese Bedtime Story 5-9 yrsDiana Reynolds Roome & Jude Daly97818 45077 983 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (2003)

FAMILIES 1-8 yrsDebbie Bailey & Susan Huszar97815 50375 947 (hbk) - Annick Press (US) Ltd 1999 (non-fiction/photos)

FARMYARD JAMBOREE, THE 3-7 yrsMargaret Read Macdonald & Sophie Fatus97818 55765 344 - Barefoot Books 2005 (+CD + non-fiction notes)

FEELING GREAT! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrsJess Stockham97818 46430 480 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps) FEELING JEALOUS 6-11+ yrsAlthea 97807 13663 334 - A & C Black 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

FIND MY BOOTS! 1-3 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45073 381 (board bk) - Frances Lincoln 2004 (1996) (photos/flaps)

FIND OUT ABOUT THE BODY OP 5-10 yrsAnita Ganeri & Lesley Howling 05633 55433 - BBC Education 1994 (non-fiction + photos + teacher’s notes) 05634 64046 (big bk) FINISHED BEING FOUR OP 3-7 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Claire Pound 18705 16109 - Tamarind 1992 FIREMAN FERGUS OP 2-5 yrsMandy Ross & Emma Dodd 07214 21652 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81833 (board bk) FIRST WORDS OP 1-3 yrsMoira Butterfield & Julie Fisher 07214 28363 (board bk) - Ladybird 1998

FOOTPRINTS IN THE FOREST - A Chembakolli Story 7-11 yrsTaahra Ghazi & Eileen Browne97818 72502 588 - Action Aid 1999 (+ non-fiction notes)97818 72502 571 (big bk) FRUITS - A Caribbean Counting Poem 3-8 yrsValerie Bloom & David Axtell97803 33653 128 - Macmillan Children's Books 1997 (1992)

FULL, FULL, FULL OF LOVE 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Paul Howard 97818 44287 826 - Walker Books 2004 FURAHA MEANS HAPPY! - A Story With Swahili Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) - Chrysalis Children’s Books 2000 (1995) (English + Swahili)

GET DRESSED! Tray Plays OP 0-2 yrsLuana Rinaldo97814 05091 473 ( board bk) - Campbell Books 2007 (non-fiction/novelty) GIANT HICCUPS 3-7 yrsJaqui Farley & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 273 - Tamarind 1994 GIANT TURNIP, THE 2-7 yrsHenriette Barkow & Richard Johnson18526 97350 (Chinese & English) - Mantra 2001

GIVE ME MY YAM! OP 3-7 yrsJan Blake & Peter Melnyczuk 07445 48853 - Walker Books 1998 GLITTERY GARDEN OP 0-3 yrsHelen Stephens 03339 65329 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 2002

GLOBAL BABIES 0-5 yrsGlobal Fund for Children + several photographers97815 80891 745 (board bk) - Charlesbridge (USA) 2007 (non-fiction/photos) GOING TO SCHOOL 3-6 yrsGrace Hallworth & Richard Brown97805 21559 355 - Cambridge University Press 1996 GOOD NIGHT (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62786 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2000 (non-fiction/photos) GOTCHA SMILE, THE 3-7 yrsRita Philips Mitchell & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 825 - Orchard Books 1998 GRACE AND FAMILY 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch97818 45078 065 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995)97807 11221 925 (big bk) GRANDAD TREE, THE OP 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Sharon Wilson07445 78752 - Walker Books 2000 GRANDFATHER & I 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Omerod97801 40556 988 - Puffin 1995

GRANDMA’S SATURDAY SOUP 3-8 yrsSally Fraser & Derek Brazell97818 44449 347 - Mantra Lingua 2005 (dual language, German + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Chinese-simplified, Farsi, French, Gujariti, Hindi, Italien, Japanese, Panjabi, Patois, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) GRANDMOTHER & I OP 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Ormerod01400 56974 - Puffin 1995 GRANDMOTHERS' STORIES - Wise Women Tales From Many Cultures 6-11 yrsBurleigh Mutén & Siân Bailey97818 46860 102 (pbk + CD) - Barefoot Books 1999 (short stories) GREGORY COOL 6-9 yrsCaroline Binch97807 11208 902 - Frances Lincoln 1997 (1994)07112 15367 (big bk)

HAIR 2-8 yrsKate Petty & several photographers97818 45075 538 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/photos/map) HALALA MEANS WELCOME - A Story With Zulu Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) David Bennett Books (Chrysalis) 1995

HANDA'S HEN 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44598 155 - Walker Books 2002 (+counting 1-10)97807 44575 026 (hbk)97807 44575 026 (big bk)97818 44440 634 - Mantra Lingua 2004 (dual language,Chinese + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Croatian, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Portuguese, Russian, Shona, Somali, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) HANDA'S SURPRISE 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44536 348 - Walker Books 199497814 06307 511 (pbk + DVD - DVD includes Handa’s Hen)97807 44554 731 (big bk)97818 52694 722 - Mantra Lingua 2002 (dual language, Bengali + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) 97804 39945 202 - activities based on book - Scholastic (Read and Respond) 2007 (for Adults)

HAVE YOU EVER PICKED A DANDELION? OP 3-6 yrsHannah Roche & Pierre Pratt18408 90622 (card/spiral bound) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1998 (non-fiction)

HIC! OP 2-6 yrsSue Eaves03703 26458 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2003

HIDDEN TALES FROM EASTERN EUROPE 7-11 yrsAntonia Barber & Paul Hess97818 45071 479 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (short stories)

HOME IN THE SKY OP 3-11+ yrsJeannie Baker07445 78493 - Walker Books 2001 (1984)

HOME NOW 5-9 yrsLesley Beake & Karin Littlewood97818 45076 382 - Frances Lincoln 2006

HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, THE 2-6 yrsJenny Stow97818 45079 437 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (rhyme) HOW MANY? OP 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking07112 08026 - Frances Lincoln 1992 (non-fiction/counting/photos) HUE BOY OP 4-9 yrsRita Phillips Mitchell & Caroline Binch01405 63547 - Puffin 1992 I CAN CLAP! (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37773 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I CAN PLAY (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37781 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I DON'T EAT TOOTHPASTE ANYMORE 2-5 yrsKaren King & Lynne Willey9781870516 167 - Tamarind 1993

IF WE HAD A SAILBOAT 2-6 yrsJonathan Emmett & Adrian Reynolds97801 92725 585 - Oxford University Press 2006

IGNIS 4-9 yrsGina Wilson & P J Lynch97807 44594 058 - Walker Books 2002

I KNOW A SECRET OP 3-8 yrsSue Baker & Annie Kubler08595 33158 (hbk) - Child's Play 1988 (+ non-fiction/birth) IMRAN AND THE WATCH 3-7 yrsTony Bradman & Pricilla Lamont97805 21468 992 - Cambridge University Press 1996

IN A MINUTE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 04187 - Methuen (Egmont) 1990

IN THE BATH - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 382 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE GARDEN - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 399 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE WOODS - Guess Who’s Hiding? 2-5 yrsAna Martin Larranga97818 40893 243 (board bk) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1999 (novelty)

ISHTAR AND TAMMUZ - A Babylonian Myth of the Seasons 7-11 yrsChristopher Moore & Christina Balit97807 11210 998 - Francis Lincoln 1996

ISLAND COUNTING 1 2 3 2-6 yrsFrane Lessac97818 44282 463 - Walker Books 2005 (counting 1-10)97814 06312 225 (board bk)

I WISH TONIGHT OP 3-9 yrsLois Rock & Anne Wilson07459 42733 (hbk) - Lion Publishing 2000

JAMAICA AND BRIANNA OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian14052 09634 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1995)

JAMAICA'S FIND OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian04502 9372 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1986)

J IS FOR JAMAICA 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah & Prodeepta Das97818 45076 092 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/+ rhyme/photos)

KASPAR'S GREATEST DISCOVERY OP 4-9 yrsCampbell Paget & Reg Cartwright07112 11744 - Frances Lincoln 1997

KINTU'S MISTAKE 6-10 yrsRosalind Kerven & Matilda Harrison97815 75720 159 (hbk) - Raintree Interactive Library (USA) 1996

LAGHU THE CLEVER CROW 3-7 yrsBhavit Mehta & Carol Liddiment 97809 56118 301 - Saadhak Books 2009

LAO LAO OF DRAGON MOUNTAIN 7-11 yrsMargaret Bateson-Hill & Francesca Peliozzi (+ Chinese text - Manyee Wan)97818 40890 471 - Zero to Ten - Evans 1996 (+ paper cuts - Sha-Lui-Qu)

LENNY IN THE GARDEN 1-4 yrsKen Wilson-Max97818 45079 802 (hbk/card) - Frances Lincoln 2009 LEON AND BOB 2-7 yrsSimon James97814 06308 495 - Walker Books 2008 (1997)

LEOPARD'S DRUM, THE - An Asante tale from West Africa 3-7 yrsJessica Souhami07112 09073 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1995)07112 21472 (big bk)04390 18501 (Read and Respond) - Scholastic 2000 - for adults

LET'S FEED THE DUCKS 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 532 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S GO FOR A RIDE OP 3-7 yrs18534 5710 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S GO TO BED 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 556 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HAVE FUN 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 549 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HOP AND SKIP OP 1-4 yrs18543 45729 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S LOOK AT EYES OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT FEET OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92749 - Evans 2001 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT HANDS OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LEVERS OP 6-10 yrsChris Ollerenshaw & Pat Triggs07136 52306 - A & C Black 1991 (non-fiction/photos) LIMA'S RED HOT CHILLI 2-7 yrsDavid Mills & Derek Brazell 97818 52694 258 - Mantra 1997 (dual language, Somali + English) Also in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Japanese, Khymer, Korean, Panjabi, Polish, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, & Yoruba - all with English18526 94297 (big bk) - English18526 95048 / 56 (big bk) - Bengali + English / Urdu + English

LITTLE INCHKIN 4-8 yrsFiona French97818 45070 090 - (big bk) Frances Lincoln 2004 (1994)

LOOK OUT FOR STRANGERS and those that you know OP 3-8 yrsPaul Humphrey, Alex Ramay & Colin King02375 25453 - Evans 1994 (non-fiction/photos) LUCY'S DAY TRIP OP 4-7 yrsJennifer Northway07497 0957X - Mammoth (Egmont 1991)

LULU LOVES THE LIBRARY 2-5 yrsAnna McQuinn & Rosalind Beardshaw97818 70516 426 (hbk) - Alanna Books 2006 97809 55199 875 (board bk)97809 55199 802 - pbk + multi language CD

MAGIC PAINTBRUSH, THE 3-8 yrsJulia Donaldson & Joel Stewart97803 33964 439 - Macmillan 2002

MARTY MONSTER 4-7 yrsMalorie Blackman & Pamela Venus97818 70516 426 - Tamarind 1999

MARY HAD A DINOSAUR 3-6 yrsEileen Browne & Ruth Rivers97802 37533 375 - Evans 200797802 37533 410 (hbk)

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB OP 0-3 yrsSam Childs00918 92961 (board bk) - Hutchinson 2003 (nursery rhyme) MAX LOVES SUNFLOWERS 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86804 139 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1997)

MAX'S MONEY 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 266 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX'S LETTER 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 259 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX PAINTS THE HOUSE 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 372 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 2000 (1993) MAX'S STARRY NIGHT 3-6 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 532 - Hyperion Books (USA) 2001

MIA'S STORY 5-9 yrsMichael Foreman97814 06305 333 - Walker Books 2006 97818 44282 784 (hbk)

MIKI 2-7 yrsStephen Mackey97803 40950 654 - Hodder Children’s Books 2009

MOONBIRD 6-10 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Jane Ray97805 52550 031 - Corgi (Random House) 2006

MOUNTAINS OF TIBET, THE 3-8 yrsMordacai Gerstein97818 98000 549 - Barefoot Books 1993

MS MACDONALD HAS A CLASS OP 2-7 yrsJan Ormerod00995 16519 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998 (rhyming text) MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS 5-10 yrsJohn Steptoe097801 40559 460 - Puffin 1987

MUM CAN FIX IT OP 4-9 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins18705 1601X - Tamarind Books 1987

MUM'S LATE 2-6 yrsElizabeth Hawkins & Pamela Venus97818 70516 402 - Tamarind 1999

MY BIG BROTHER JJ 3-7 yrsOdette Elliott & Patrice Aggs97818 48530 072 - Tamarind Books 2009 MY COLOURFUL DAY OP 2-5 yrsLaura Dollin & Amelia Rosato07497 41872 - My World (Egmont) 2000

MY DADDY 0-2 yrsMike Jolley & Emma Dodd97819 04513 711 (board bk) - Templar 2009 (novelty) MY DOG OP 1-4 yrsJune Crebbin & Russell Ayto07445 8308X - Walker Books 2001

MY FIRST ABC 2-5 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45077 426 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) (non-fiction/photos)

MY FIRST SIGNS 1-4 yrsAnnie Kubler97819 04550 040 (board bk) - Child’s Play 2004 (non-fiction + sign language)

MY PLAYTIME (Buggy Buddies) OP 0-2 yrs03339 04303 (board bk)Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (novelty)

MY TWO GRANNIES 3-8 yrsFloella Benjamin & Margaret Chamberlain97818 47800343 - Frances Lincoln 200797818 45076 436 (hbk) NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE 6-10 yrsAnna Perera & Carl Pearce97818 70516 778 - Tamarind 2006

NO DINNER! - The Story of the Old Woman and the Pumpkin 2-7 yrsJessica Souhami97818 45078 188 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1999)

NURSE NANCY OP 2-5 yrsRonne Randall & Emma Dodd07214 21644 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81841 (board bk)

ODDLY 2-7 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Patrick Benson97818 44280 032 (hbk) - Walker Books 2009

ONE, TWO, SKIP A FEW - First Number Rhymes 3-6 yrsRoberta Arenson (illus)97818 41482 194 - Barefoot Books 1998 (rhymes)18414 82196 (big bk)

1 2 3 OP 1-5 yrsJan Pienkowski04348 02816 (board bk) - Mammoth (Egmont) 1998 (non-fiction 1-10) OSCAR'S HALF BIRTHDAY 2-8 yrsBob Graham97814 06306 866 - Walker books 2008 (2005)

PATCHWORK QUILT, THE 6-10 yrsValerie Flournoy & Jerry Pinkney97808 03700 970 (hbk) - Puffin USA 1985

PEEK-A-BOO! 1-4 yrsJan Ormerod97803 70324 241 (board bk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 1997 (novelty/flaps) PEEK-A-BOO! OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth18596 74100 (hbk) - Lorenz Books (Anness Publishing) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) PEEKABOO, HELLO YOU OP 0-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett14050 53828 (board bk) Campbell Books 2006 (novelty)

PEEPO BABY! 1-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett97814 05088 787 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2006 (flaps)

PICNIC FARM OP 1-6 yrsChristine Morton & Sarah Barringer03336 83617 - Macmillan 1998

PLAYTIME (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62808 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002

PRINCESS GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying-Hwa Hu97618 45075 323 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2007

PURRFECT! 2-6 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus97818 70516 860 - Tamarind 2008 PUZZLE JOURNEY INTO SPACE - Usborne Young Puzzles 6-10 yrsLesley Sims & Annabel Spenceley97807 46017 159 - Usborne Publishing 1995

RAINBOW HOUSE OP 4-8 yrsVivian French & Biz Hull18705 16443 - Tamarind Books 1999

RAMA'S RETURN OP 4-9 yrsLisa Bruce & Katja Bandlow00994 39395 - Red Fox (Random House) 2003 (+ non-fiction notes)

RASTAMOUSE AND DA BAG - A BLING 6-10 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 849 - Little Roots 2006 (2005)

RASTAMOUSE AND THE CRUCIAL PLAN 4-8 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 818 - Little Roots 2005 (2003)

RATA-PATA-SCATA-FATA - A Caribbean Story OP 3-7 yrsPhillis Gershator & Holly Meade97819 32065 947 - Star Bright Books (USA) 2005 (1994)

ROSA AND GALILEO 4-9 yrsAnne Cotringer & Lizzie Finlay97800 99439 738 - Flying Foxes (Random House) 2003 (+non-fiction notes) ROSIE'S FIRST BALLET LESSON OP 5-8 yrsSusan Hampshire & Maria Theresa Meloni07497 30234 - Mammoth (Egmont) 199697800 60264 666 - Harper Collins (USA) 1996 as ROSIE’S BALLET SLIPPERS OP

ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT 1-3 yrsAnnie Kubler97808 59536 585 (board bk) - Childs Play 2003 (rhyming text) SAFE PLACE, A 2-7 yrsLucy Marcovitch & Jo Blake97818 70516 754 - Tamarind Books 2005

SAM'S DUCK OP 4-8 yrsMichael Morpugo & Keith Bowen00066 46255 - Picture Lions (Harper Collins) 1997

SAY GOODNIGHT 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 484 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

SILVER SHOES 4-8 yrsCaroline Binch 97818 45074 715 - Frances Lincoln 2005 (2001)

SKIP ACROSS THE OCEAN 2-7 yrsFloella Benjamin & Sheila Moxley97818 45077 884 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) ('worldwide' nursery rhymes) SLEEP TIGHT 2-5 yrsGrace Hallworth & Lisa Kopper97805 21477 017 - Cambridge University Press 1996

SLEEPYHEAD OP 2-5 yrsNicola Smee03339 02696 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2001 (rhyming text/novelty)18526 909 5X / 68 / 76 - Mantra Lingua 2003 (dual language, Bengali / Panjabi / Urdu, all with English)

SMILING 3-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 243 - Zero to Ten (Evans) non- fiction/photos SOMETHING SPECIAL 3-7 yrsNicola Moon & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 788 - Orchard Books 1995 SO MUCH 2-6 yrsTrish Cooke & Helen Oxenbury97814 06306 651 - Walker Books 2008 (1994)

SOUTH AFRICAN ANIMALS 4-11+ yrsLindiwe Mabuza & Alan Baker97818 70516 853 - Tamarind 2007 (A-Z + non-fiction notes) SOUTH AND NORTH, EAST AND WEST OP 7-11 yrsMichael Rosen & 22 illustrators07445 43665 - Walker Books 1995 (short stories)

SPIDER WEAVER, THE - A Legend of Kente Cloth OP 8-11 yrsMargaret Musgrove & Julia Cairns05909 87941 - Scholastic Inc 2001

SPLASH! SPLASH! 1-4 yrsGina Ford & Rosalinda Kightley97803 85612 876 (board bk) - Doubleday (Random House) 2008 ( novelty) STORY OF THE CREATION, THE 4-9 yrsJane Ray97818 52139 483 - Orchard Books 1992

SUN SLICES, MOON SLICES OP 2-7 yrsAdele Geras & Karin Littlewood05901 95778 - Little Hippo (Scholastic) 1998

TALES TOLD IN TENTS - Stories From Central Asia 8-11+ yearsSally Pomme Clayton & Sophie Herxheimer97818 45072 780 - Frances Lincoln 200497818 45070 663 (hbk)

TELLING THE TRUTH 6-10 yrsAlthea, Charlie Best & Conny Jude97807 13660 760 - A & C Black 1997 non-fiction/+photos

THAT'S MY MUM 5-9 yrsHenriette Barkow & Derek Brazell97818 52696 283 - Mantra Lingua 2001 (dual language, Czech + English) Also in Bengali, Farsi, Gujarati, Panjabi, Portuguese, Somali, Swahali Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba (all with English)

THAT’S NOT MY BABY 0-3 yrsFiona Watt & Rachel Wells97814 09506 263 (board bk) - Usborne 2009 (novelty/touch/mirror) THERE WERE TEN IN THE BED 3-6 yrsAnnie Kubler (illus)97808 59538 978 - Child's Play 2001 (nursery song/novelty) THINGS TO DO AT THE SEASIDE 2-7 yrsPaul Humphrey & Chris Fairclough97807 49668 556 - Franklin Watts 2006 (non-fiction/photos) THIS IS THE TREE 3-7 yrsMiriam Moss & Adrienne Kennaway97807 11214 910 - Frances Lincoln 2000

THROUGH MY WINDOW 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne97818 45078 935 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1986)

TICKLE, TICKLE 1-4 yrsDakari Hru & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47565 628 (board bk) - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2004

TICKLE, TICKLE 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 477 - (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

TIGER OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries07445 63550 - Walker Books 1992 (+ non-fiction notes)07445 62252 (hbk)

TIGER CHILD, THE - A Folktale from India 3-8 yrsJoanna Troughton97801 40382 389 - Puffin 1996

TIGER DREAMS 2-7yrsGerald Rose & Jean Glasberg97805 21559 706 - Cambridge University Press 1996

TIME TO GET UP 3-6 yrsGill McLean & Lynne Willey97818 70516 112 - Tamarind 1992

TODDLEROBICS, ANIMAL FUN OP 1-4 yrsZita Newcombe07445 7787X - Walker Books 1999

TOO MUCH TALK OP 3-7 yrsAngela Shelf Medearis & Stefano Vitale07445 4775X - Walker Books 1995

TORTOISE'S DREAM - A Folktale from Africa OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06713 - Puffin 1994 (1980)

TOYS - Touch and Feel OP 1-3 yrsAndy Crawford & Steve Gorton07513 3958X (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/novelty) TURTLE AND THE ISLAND, THE - A Folktale from Papua New Guinea 3-7 yrsBarbara Ker Wilson & Franne Lessac97807 11206 977 - Frances Lincoln 1991

TUCKING IN! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrs Jess Stockham97818 46430 466 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps)

UNDER THE MOON & OVER THE SEA - A Collection of Caribbean Poems 8-11+ yrs ed: John Agard & Grace Nichols + 5 illustrators97814 06309 591 - Walker Books 2007 (2002) (poetry) VERY HOT DAY, A 2-6 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten97805 21634 564 (big bk) - Cambridge University Press 1996 WAIT AND SEE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 03512 - Methuen (Egmont) 1988

WASHING 4-7 yrsGwyneth Swain97818 40893 922 - Evans (Small World) 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

WATER WITCHER 4-8 yrsJan Ormerod97819 21272 165 - Little Hare (Australia) 2008 (2006) WE ARE BRITAIN 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah 97807 11219 021- Frances Lincoln 2002 (non-fiction/photos/poetry) WE'RE GOING ON A LION HUNT 2-7 yrsDavid Axtell97803 33741 498 - Macmillan 1999

WHAT ABOUT ME? OP 1-4 yrsHelen Stephens07513 6245X - Dorling Kindersley 1999

WHAT COLOUR? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45076 795 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S HAPPENING? - DEATH OP 6-11 yrs07502 13795 - Hodder Wayland (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S INSIDE? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11210 547 - Frances Lincoln 1996 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S IN THE PAN MAN? 3-7 yrsPauline Stewart and Alex Ayliffe97803 70325 835 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2002

WHAT'S UNDER THE BED? 4-9 yrsMick Manning & Brita Granstrom97807 49656 850 - Franklin Watts 1997 (non-fiction) WHEELS OP 5-9 yrsShirley Hughes07445 63755 - Walker Books 1991

WHEN I'M A GROWN-UP 2-6 yrsAnne Faundez & Katherine Lucas9781845383 084 - QED Publishing 2004

WHEN THE WORLD BEGAN - Stories Collected in Ethiopia OP 7-11 yrsElizabeth Laird & 4 illustrators01927 41896 - Oxford University Press 2000

WHOEVER YOU ARE 3-7 yrsMem Fox & Leslie Staub97801 52060 305 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (USA) 2006 (1997) (non-fiction)97801 52060 664 - board bk97801 52058 913 - dual language, Spanish + English

WHOSE BIRTHDAY IS IT? 3-8 yrsSherryl Clark & Jan Smith97807 49647 094 - Franklin Watts (Hopscotch) 2002

WHO'S IN OUR STREET? OP 5-10 yrsJan Ormerod00992 62894 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998

WIZARD PUNCHKIN, THE - A Folktale from India OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06764 - Puffin (1982) 1994

YEAR IN THE CITY, THE 5-10 yrsKathy Henderson & Paul Howard97814 06309 652 - Walker Books 2007 (1996)

YOUNG INFERNO, THE 10-11+ yearsJohn Agard & Satoshi Kitamura97818 45077 693 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2008 (poetry/b&w illus)

ZOE AND HER ZEBRA 2-7 yrsClare Beaton97818 41483 931 (board bk) - Barefoot Books 1999 (alphabet)

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Multicultural Picture Books ages 0-11+ June 2010

Eileen Browne's choice

As a children’s author and illustrator, I delight in reading picture books and am particularly interested in those which portray a rich diversity of people and cultures.

This list is based on simple criteria, the most important of which being what engages children and holds their attention from the front cover to the back. They are all ‘a good read’.

The books are full-colour illustrated paperback fiction, published in the UK, unless otherwise stated. Titles known to be out of print are marked OP. They are often still available from libraries or can be found on line. If a book that you want is out of print, write to the publisher and ask if they are going to reprint it.

No part of this text/list may be sold in any form whatsoever.

Text/list is copyright © Eileen Browne 2009

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ABU ALI COUNTS HIS DONKEYS OP 4-7 yrsDorothy Van Workhoem & Harry Horse07445 68250 - Walker Books 1999 (+ counting 1-10/+ notes for parents)

ADVENTURES OF SUPER DIAPER BABY, THE 9-11+ yrsGeorge Beard and Harold Hutchins97804 39981 613 - Scholastic 2002 (comic strip/graphic novel/b&w illus)

ALL ABOUT ME 2-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11211 001 - Frances Lincoln 1992 97807 11215 382 (big bk) (non-fiction/photos)

ALL FALL DOWN 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 491 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

ALL MY FRIENDS 3-7 yrsGill Lobel & Jo Blake97818 70516 822 - Tamarind 2006

AMAZING GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch 97818 45077 495 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1991)97818 45074 142 - dual language Bengali + English ( 2005) Also in Gujarati, Panjabi, Urdu - (all with English)07112 13895 (big bk)97814 07112 398318 - (for teachers - Read and Respond) Scholastic - 2009

ANGEL JUST LIKE ME, AN 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying -Hwa Hu97818 45078 744 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1997)

ANIMAL BOOGIE, THE 2-7 yrsDebbie Harter 97819 05236 602 - Barefoot Books 2000 97819 05236 220 (pbk + CD)97818 46862 311 (hbk + CD)

APPLE PIP PRINCESS, THE 7-11 yrsJane Ray97818 46161 018 - Orchard Books 2008 (2007)

BABIES BATHTIME OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99904 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABIES EATING OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99920 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABY EARTH OP 5-10 yrsMichele Petit-Jean 08595 3958X (hbk) - Child's Play 1995

BABY NOISES 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell97818 70516 706 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY PLAYS 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell18705 16710 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY SAYS PEEKABOO! 0-2 yrs97814 05312 752 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2006 (non-fiction/photos)

BATHTIME - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97819 04618 140 (board bk) Picthall & Gunzi 2004 BABY'S DAY OP 2-7 yrsTrish Grant97814 06303 346 (board bk) - Walker Books 2007 (non-fiction/photos)

BEAR IN THE CAVE, THE 3-7 yrs Michael Rosen & Adrian Reynolds97807 47577 652 (hbk) - Bloomsbury Children’s Books 200797814 08801 475 (board bk) 97807 47577 867 (bk + CD) BEAR ON A BIKE 2-7 yrsStella Blackstone & Debbie Harter 97819 05236 985 - Barefoot Books 199897818 41483 740 (board bk)

BEDTIME! 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 939 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (2002) (non-fiction/photos)

BEING FRIENDS 7-11+ yrs Althea97807 13660 784 - A & C Black 2001 (1997) (non-fiction/photos) BEST MUM, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 624 - Tamarind 2003

BEST TOY, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 648 - Tamarind 2003

BET YOU CAN'T OP 3-5 yrsPenny Dale 07445 12255 - Walker Books 1986

BIG EYES, SCARY VOICE 4-7 yrsEdell Wignell & Carl Pearce97818 70516 884 - Tamarind 2008 BIG KATIE MORAG STORY BOOK, THE 4-9 yrsMari Hedderwick 97800 99720 317 - Red Fox (Random House) 2000 (1996)

BLOWING BUBBLES 2-4 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten 97805 21006 699 - Cambridge University Press 1996

BOO BARNEY OP 0-3 yrsAlex Ayliffe 18412 12091 (board bk) - Orchard Books 2000 BOOTS FOR A BRIDESMAID 6-10 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 303 - Tamarind 2003 (1995)

BRINGING THE RAIN TO KAPITI PLAIN 3-7 yrsVerna Aardema & Beatriz Vidal 97803 33351 642 - Macmillan 1986 (1981)

BUSY PLAYTIME 1-3 yrsRebecca Finn97814 05021 304 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Pan Macmillan) 2004 (novelty)

BUT MARTIN! 2-7 yrsJune Counsel & Neal Layton97805 52551 380 - Picture Corgi (Random House) 200505525 23127 - June Counsel & Carolyn Dinan - Picture Corgi (Transworld) 1984 OP

CAN YOU HEAR THE SEA? 3-7 yrsJudy Cumberbatch & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47576 655 - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2006

CAPTAIN COOL 3-8 yrsDamian Harvey & Rory Walker97807 49668 082 - Franklin Watts 2006

CARIBBEAN ANIMALS 3-8 yrsDawne Allette & Alan Baker97818 70516 679 - Tamarind 2004 (A-Z + non-fiction notes)

CARIBBEAN DOZEN, A - Poems from Caribbean Poets 7-11 yrsJohn Agard, Grace Nicols (Ed) & Cathie Felstead 97814 06309 522 - Walker Books 2007 (1994) (poetry)

CARRYING 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 304 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (1999) CLAP HANDS 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury 97814 06319 354 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

CLOTHES - A Very First Picture Book OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth 18596 74070 (hbk) - Anness Publishing/Lorenz Books 1997 (non-fiction/photos)

CLOUD TEA MONKEYS 7-11+ yrsMal Peet, Elspeth Graham & Juan Wjngaard97814 06300 925 (hbk) - Walker Books 2010

COLOURS - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97809 53778 584 (board bk) - Picthall & Gunzi 2004 (non-fiction/novelty)

COMING OF NIGHT, THE - A Yoruba Creation Myth 4-8 yrsJames Riorden & Jenny Stow 97807 11213 784 - Frances Lincoln 200097818 45074 548 (big bk)

CROSS WITH US RHINOCEROS, THE OP 4-7 yrsJohn Bush & Paul Geraghty 00995 98000 - Red Fox (Random House) 1999

DAVE AND THE TOOTH FAIRY 4-8 yrsVerna Wilkins and Paul Hunt 97818 70516 136 - Tamarind 1993

DUMPER TRUCK 1-3 yrsSue Hendra97802 30705 524 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2008 (novelty)

EAGLE OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 62206 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes)

EAT UP, GEMMA 2-7 yrsSarah Hayes & Jan Ormerod 97814 06306 705 - Walker Books 2007 (1988)

ELEPHANT OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 32957 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes) ELEPHANT'S PILLOW, THE - A Chinese Bedtime Story 5-9 yrsDiana Reynolds Roome & Jude Daly97818 45077 983 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (2003)

FAMILIES 1-8 yrsDebbie Bailey & Susan Huszar97815 50375 947 (hbk) - Annick Press (US) Ltd 1999 (non-fiction/photos)

FARMYARD JAMBOREE, THE 3-7 yrsMargaret Read Macdonald & Sophie Fatus97818 55765 344 - Barefoot Books 2005 (+CD + non-fiction notes)

FEELING GREAT! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrsJess Stockham97818 46430 480 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps) FEELING JEALOUS 6-11+ yrsAlthea 97807 13663 334 - A & C Black 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

FIND MY BOOTS! 1-3 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45073 381 (board bk) - Frances Lincoln 2004 (1996) (photos/flaps)

FIND OUT ABOUT THE BODY OP 5-10 yrsAnita Ganeri & Lesley Howling 05633 55433 - BBC Education 1994 (non-fiction + photos + teacher’s notes) 05634 64046 (big bk) FINISHED BEING FOUR OP 3-7 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Claire Pound 18705 16109 - Tamarind 1992 FIREMAN FERGUS OP 2-5 yrsMandy Ross & Emma Dodd 07214 21652 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81833 (board bk) FIRST WORDS OP 1-3 yrsMoira Butterfield & Julie Fisher 07214 28363 (board bk) - Ladybird 1998

FOOTPRINTS IN THE FOREST - A Chembakolli Story 7-11 yrsTaahra Ghazi & Eileen Browne97818 72502 588 - Action Aid 1999 (+ non-fiction notes)97818 72502 571 (big bk) FRUITS - A Caribbean Counting Poem 3-8 yrsValerie Bloom & David Axtell97803 33653 128 - Macmillan Children's Books 1997 (1992)

FULL, FULL, FULL OF LOVE 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Paul Howard 97818 44287 826 - Walker Books 2004 FURAHA MEANS HAPPY! - A Story With Swahili Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) - Chrysalis Children’s Books 2000 (1995) (English + Swahili)

GET DRESSED! Tray Plays OP 0-2 yrsLuana Rinaldo97814 05091 473 ( board bk) - Campbell Books 2007 (non-fiction/novelty) GIANT HICCUPS 3-7 yrsJaqui Farley & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 273 - Tamarind 1994 GIANT TURNIP, THE 2-7 yrsHenriette Barkow & Richard Johnson18526 97350 (Chinese & English) - Mantra 2001

GIVE ME MY YAM! OP 3-7 yrsJan Blake & Peter Melnyczuk 07445 48853 - Walker Books 1998 GLITTERY GARDEN OP 0-3 yrsHelen Stephens 03339 65329 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 2002

GLOBAL BABIES 0-5 yrsGlobal Fund for Children + several photographers97815 80891 745 (board bk) - Charlesbridge (USA) 2007 (non-fiction/photos) GOING TO SCHOOL 3-6 yrsGrace Hallworth & Richard Brown97805 21559 355 - Cambridge University Press 1996 GOOD NIGHT (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62786 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2000 (non-fiction/photos) GOTCHA SMILE, THE 3-7 yrsRita Philips Mitchell & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 825 - Orchard Books 1998 GRACE AND FAMILY 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch97818 45078 065 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995)97807 11221 925 (big bk) GRANDAD TREE, THE OP 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Sharon Wilson07445 78752 - Walker Books 2000 GRANDFATHER & I 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Omerod97801 40556 988 - Puffin 1995

GRANDMA’S SATURDAY SOUP 3-8 yrsSally Fraser & Derek Brazell97818 44449 347 - Mantra Lingua 2005 (dual language, German + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Chinese-simplified, Farsi, French, Gujariti, Hindi, Italien, Japanese, Panjabi, Patois, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) GRANDMOTHER & I OP 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Ormerod01400 56974 - Puffin 1995 GRANDMOTHERS' STORIES - Wise Women Tales From Many Cultures 6-11 yrsBurleigh Mutén & Siân Bailey97818 46860 102 (pbk + CD) - Barefoot Books 1999 (short stories) GREGORY COOL 6-9 yrsCaroline Binch97807 11208 902 - Frances Lincoln 1997 (1994)07112 15367 (big bk)

HAIR 2-8 yrsKate Petty & several photographers97818 45075 538 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/photos/map) HALALA MEANS WELCOME - A Story With Zulu Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) David Bennett Books (Chrysalis) 1995

HANDA'S HEN 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44598 155 - Walker Books 2002 (+counting 1-10)97807 44575 026 (hbk)97807 44575 026 (big bk)97818 44440 634 - Mantra Lingua 2004 (dual language,Chinese + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Croatian, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Portuguese, Russian, Shona, Somali, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) HANDA'S SURPRISE 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44536 348 - Walker Books 199497814 06307 511 (pbk + DVD - DVD includes Handa’s Hen)97807 44554 731 (big bk)97818 52694 722 - Mantra Lingua 2002 (dual language, Bengali + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) 97804 39945 202 - activities based on book - Scholastic (Read and Respond) 2007 (for Adults)

HAVE YOU EVER PICKED A DANDELION? OP 3-6 yrsHannah Roche & Pierre Pratt18408 90622 (card/spiral bound) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1998 (non-fiction)

HIC! OP 2-6 yrsSue Eaves03703 26458 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2003

HIDDEN TALES FROM EASTERN EUROPE 7-11 yrsAntonia Barber & Paul Hess97818 45071 479 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (short stories)

HOME IN THE SKY OP 3-11+ yrsJeannie Baker07445 78493 - Walker Books 2001 (1984)

HOME NOW 5-9 yrsLesley Beake & Karin Littlewood97818 45076 382 - Frances Lincoln 2006

HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, THE 2-6 yrsJenny Stow97818 45079 437 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (rhyme) HOW MANY? OP 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking07112 08026 - Frances Lincoln 1992 (non-fiction/counting/photos) HUE BOY OP 4-9 yrsRita Phillips Mitchell & Caroline Binch01405 63547 - Puffin 1992 I CAN CLAP! (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37773 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I CAN PLAY (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37781 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I DON'T EAT TOOTHPASTE ANYMORE 2-5 yrsKaren King & Lynne Willey9781870516 167 - Tamarind 1993

IF WE HAD A SAILBOAT 2-6 yrsJonathan Emmett & Adrian Reynolds97801 92725 585 - Oxford University Press 2006

IGNIS 4-9 yrsGina Wilson & P J Lynch97807 44594 058 - Walker Books 2002

I KNOW A SECRET OP 3-8 yrsSue Baker & Annie Kubler08595 33158 (hbk) - Child's Play 1988 (+ non-fiction/birth) IMRAN AND THE WATCH 3-7 yrsTony Bradman & Pricilla Lamont97805 21468 992 - Cambridge University Press 1996

IN A MINUTE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 04187 - Methuen (Egmont) 1990

IN THE BATH - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 382 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE GARDEN - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 399 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE WOODS - Guess Who’s Hiding? 2-5 yrsAna Martin Larranga97818 40893 243 (board bk) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1999 (novelty)

ISHTAR AND TAMMUZ - A Babylonian Myth of the Seasons 7-11 yrsChristopher Moore & Christina Balit97807 11210 998 - Francis Lincoln 1996

ISLAND COUNTING 1 2 3 2-6 yrsFrane Lessac97818 44282 463 - Walker Books 2005 (counting 1-10)97814 06312 225 (board bk)

I WISH TONIGHT OP 3-9 yrsLois Rock & Anne Wilson07459 42733 (hbk) - Lion Publishing 2000

JAMAICA AND BRIANNA OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian14052 09634 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1995)

JAMAICA'S FIND OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian04502 9372 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1986)

J IS FOR JAMAICA 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah & Prodeepta Das97818 45076 092 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/+ rhyme/photos)

KASPAR'S GREATEST DISCOVERY OP 4-9 yrsCampbell Paget & Reg Cartwright07112 11744 - Frances Lincoln 1997

KINTU'S MISTAKE 6-10 yrsRosalind Kerven & Matilda Harrison97815 75720 159 (hbk) - Raintree Interactive Library (USA) 1996

LAGHU THE CLEVER CROW 3-7 yrsBhavit Mehta & Carol Liddiment 97809 56118 301 - Saadhak Books 2009

LAO LAO OF DRAGON MOUNTAIN 7-11 yrsMargaret Bateson-Hill & Francesca Peliozzi (+ Chinese text - Manyee Wan)97818 40890 471 - Zero to Ten - Evans 1996 (+ paper cuts - Sha-Lui-Qu)

LENNY IN THE GARDEN 1-4 yrsKen Wilson-Max97818 45079 802 (hbk/card) - Frances Lincoln 2009 LEON AND BOB 2-7 yrsSimon James97814 06308 495 - Walker Books 2008 (1997)

LEOPARD'S DRUM, THE - An Asante tale from West Africa 3-7 yrsJessica Souhami07112 09073 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1995)07112 21472 (big bk)04390 18501 (Read and Respond) - Scholastic 2000 - for adults

LET'S FEED THE DUCKS 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 532 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S GO FOR A RIDE OP 3-7 yrs18534 5710 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S GO TO BED 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 556 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HAVE FUN 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 549 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HOP AND SKIP OP 1-4 yrs18543 45729 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S LOOK AT EYES OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT FEET OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92749 - Evans 2001 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT HANDS OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LEVERS OP 6-10 yrsChris Ollerenshaw & Pat Triggs07136 52306 - A & C Black 1991 (non-fiction/photos) LIMA'S RED HOT CHILLI 2-7 yrsDavid Mills & Derek Brazell 97818 52694 258 - Mantra 1997 (dual language, Somali + English) Also in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Japanese, Khymer, Korean, Panjabi, Polish, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, & Yoruba - all with English18526 94297 (big bk) - English18526 95048 / 56 (big bk) - Bengali + English / Urdu + English

LITTLE INCHKIN 4-8 yrsFiona French97818 45070 090 - (big bk) Frances Lincoln 2004 (1994)

LOOK OUT FOR STRANGERS and those that you know OP 3-8 yrsPaul Humphrey, Alex Ramay & Colin King02375 25453 - Evans 1994 (non-fiction/photos) LUCY'S DAY TRIP OP 4-7 yrsJennifer Northway07497 0957X - Mammoth (Egmont 1991)

LULU LOVES THE LIBRARY 2-5 yrsAnna McQuinn & Rosalind Beardshaw97818 70516 426 (hbk) - Alanna Books 2006 97809 55199 875 (board bk)97809 55199 802 - pbk + multi language CD

MAGIC PAINTBRUSH, THE 3-8 yrsJulia Donaldson & Joel Stewart97803 33964 439 - Macmillan 2002

MARTY MONSTER 4-7 yrsMalorie Blackman & Pamela Venus97818 70516 426 - Tamarind 1999

MARY HAD A DINOSAUR 3-6 yrsEileen Browne & Ruth Rivers97802 37533 375 - Evans 200797802 37533 410 (hbk)

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB OP 0-3 yrsSam Childs00918 92961 (board bk) - Hutchinson 2003 (nursery rhyme) MAX LOVES SUNFLOWERS 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86804 139 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1997)

MAX'S MONEY 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 266 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX'S LETTER 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 259 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX PAINTS THE HOUSE 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 372 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 2000 (1993) MAX'S STARRY NIGHT 3-6 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 532 - Hyperion Books (USA) 2001

MIA'S STORY 5-9 yrsMichael Foreman97814 06305 333 - Walker Books 2006 97818 44282 784 (hbk)

MIKI 2-7 yrsStephen Mackey97803 40950 654 - Hodder Children’s Books 2009

MOONBIRD 6-10 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Jane Ray97805 52550 031 - Corgi (Random House) 2006

MOUNTAINS OF TIBET, THE 3-8 yrsMordacai Gerstein97818 98000 549 - Barefoot Books 1993

MS MACDONALD HAS A CLASS OP 2-7 yrsJan Ormerod00995 16519 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998 (rhyming text) MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS 5-10 yrsJohn Steptoe097801 40559 460 - Puffin 1987

MUM CAN FIX IT OP 4-9 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins18705 1601X - Tamarind Books 1987

MUM'S LATE 2-6 yrsElizabeth Hawkins & Pamela Venus97818 70516 402 - Tamarind 1999

MY BIG BROTHER JJ 3-7 yrsOdette Elliott & Patrice Aggs97818 48530 072 - Tamarind Books 2009 MY COLOURFUL DAY OP 2-5 yrsLaura Dollin & Amelia Rosato07497 41872 - My World (Egmont) 2000

MY DADDY 0-2 yrsMike Jolley & Emma Dodd97819 04513 711 (board bk) - Templar 2009 (novelty) MY DOG OP 1-4 yrsJune Crebbin & Russell Ayto07445 8308X - Walker Books 2001

MY FIRST ABC 2-5 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45077 426 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) (non-fiction/photos)

MY FIRST SIGNS 1-4 yrsAnnie Kubler97819 04550 040 (board bk) - Child’s Play 2004 (non-fiction + sign language)

MY PLAYTIME (Buggy Buddies) OP 0-2 yrs03339 04303 (board bk)Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (novelty)

MY TWO GRANNIES 3-8 yrsFloella Benjamin & Margaret Chamberlain97818 47800343 - Frances Lincoln 200797818 45076 436 (hbk) NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE 6-10 yrsAnna Perera & Carl Pearce97818 70516 778 - Tamarind 2006

NO DINNER! - The Story of the Old Woman and the Pumpkin 2-7 yrsJessica Souhami97818 45078 188 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1999)

NURSE NANCY OP 2-5 yrsRonne Randall & Emma Dodd07214 21644 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81841 (board bk)

ODDLY 2-7 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Patrick Benson97818 44280 032 (hbk) - Walker Books 2009

ONE, TWO, SKIP A FEW - First Number Rhymes 3-6 yrsRoberta Arenson (illus)97818 41482 194 - Barefoot Books 1998 (rhymes)18414 82196 (big bk)

1 2 3 OP 1-5 yrsJan Pienkowski04348 02816 (board bk) - Mammoth (Egmont) 1998 (non-fiction 1-10) OSCAR'S HALF BIRTHDAY 2-8 yrsBob Graham97814 06306 866 - Walker books 2008 (2005)

PATCHWORK QUILT, THE 6-10 yrsValerie Flournoy & Jerry Pinkney97808 03700 970 (hbk) - Puffin USA 1985

PEEK-A-BOO! 1-4 yrsJan Ormerod97803 70324 241 (board bk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 1997 (novelty/flaps) PEEK-A-BOO! OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth18596 74100 (hbk) - Lorenz Books (Anness Publishing) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) PEEKABOO, HELLO YOU OP 0-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett14050 53828 (board bk) Campbell Books 2006 (novelty)

PEEPO BABY! 1-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett97814 05088 787 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2006 (flaps)

PICNIC FARM OP 1-6 yrsChristine Morton & Sarah Barringer03336 83617 - Macmillan 1998

PLAYTIME (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62808 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002

PRINCESS GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying-Hwa Hu97618 45075 323 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2007

PURRFECT! 2-6 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus97818 70516 860 - Tamarind 2008 PUZZLE JOURNEY INTO SPACE - Usborne Young Puzzles 6-10 yrsLesley Sims & Annabel Spenceley97807 46017 159 - Usborne Publishing 1995

RAINBOW HOUSE OP 4-8 yrsVivian French & Biz Hull18705 16443 - Tamarind Books 1999

RAMA'S RETURN OP 4-9 yrsLisa Bruce & Katja Bandlow00994 39395 - Red Fox (Random House) 2003 (+ non-fiction notes)

RASTAMOUSE AND DA BAG - A BLING 6-10 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 849 - Little Roots 2006 (2005)

RASTAMOUSE AND THE CRUCIAL PLAN 4-8 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 818 - Little Roots 2005 (2003)

RATA-PATA-SCATA-FATA - A Caribbean Story OP 3-7 yrsPhillis Gershator & Holly Meade97819 32065 947 - Star Bright Books (USA) 2005 (1994)

ROSA AND GALILEO 4-9 yrsAnne Cotringer & Lizzie Finlay97800 99439 738 - Flying Foxes (Random House) 2003 (+non-fiction notes) ROSIE'S FIRST BALLET LESSON OP 5-8 yrsSusan Hampshire & Maria Theresa Meloni07497 30234 - Mammoth (Egmont) 199697800 60264 666 - Harper Collins (USA) 1996 as ROSIE’S BALLET SLIPPERS OP

ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT 1-3 yrsAnnie Kubler97808 59536 585 (board bk) - Childs Play 2003 (rhyming text) SAFE PLACE, A 2-7 yrsLucy Marcovitch & Jo Blake97818 70516 754 - Tamarind Books 2005

SAM'S DUCK OP 4-8 yrsMichael Morpugo & Keith Bowen00066 46255 - Picture Lions (Harper Collins) 1997

SAY GOODNIGHT 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 484 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

SILVER SHOES 4-8 yrsCaroline Binch 97818 45074 715 - Frances Lincoln 2005 (2001)

SKIP ACROSS THE OCEAN 2-7 yrsFloella Benjamin & Sheila Moxley97818 45077 884 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) ('worldwide' nursery rhymes) SLEEP TIGHT 2-5 yrsGrace Hallworth & Lisa Kopper97805 21477 017 - Cambridge University Press 1996

SLEEPYHEAD OP 2-5 yrsNicola Smee03339 02696 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2001 (rhyming text/novelty)18526 909 5X / 68 / 76 - Mantra Lingua 2003 (dual language, Bengali / Panjabi / Urdu, all with English)

SMILING 3-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 243 - Zero to Ten (Evans) non- fiction/photos SOMETHING SPECIAL 3-7 yrsNicola Moon & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 788 - Orchard Books 1995 SO MUCH 2-6 yrsTrish Cooke & Helen Oxenbury97814 06306 651 - Walker Books 2008 (1994)

SOUTH AFRICAN ANIMALS 4-11+ yrsLindiwe Mabuza & Alan Baker97818 70516 853 - Tamarind 2007 (A-Z + non-fiction notes) SOUTH AND NORTH, EAST AND WEST OP 7-11 yrsMichael Rosen & 22 illustrators07445 43665 - Walker Books 1995 (short stories)

SPIDER WEAVER, THE - A Legend of Kente Cloth OP 8-11 yrsMargaret Musgrove & Julia Cairns05909 87941 - Scholastic Inc 2001

SPLASH! SPLASH! 1-4 yrsGina Ford & Rosalinda Kightley97803 85612 876 (board bk) - Doubleday (Random House) 2008 ( novelty) STORY OF THE CREATION, THE 4-9 yrsJane Ray97818 52139 483 - Orchard Books 1992

SUN SLICES, MOON SLICES OP 2-7 yrsAdele Geras & Karin Littlewood05901 95778 - Little Hippo (Scholastic) 1998

TALES TOLD IN TENTS - Stories From Central Asia 8-11+ yearsSally Pomme Clayton & Sophie Herxheimer97818 45072 780 - Frances Lincoln 200497818 45070 663 (hbk)

TELLING THE TRUTH 6-10 yrsAlthea, Charlie Best & Conny Jude97807 13660 760 - A & C Black 1997 non-fiction/+photos

THAT'S MY MUM 5-9 yrsHenriette Barkow & Derek Brazell97818 52696 283 - Mantra Lingua 2001 (dual language, Czech + English) Also in Bengali, Farsi, Gujarati, Panjabi, Portuguese, Somali, Swahali Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba (all with English)

THAT’S NOT MY BABY 0-3 yrsFiona Watt & Rachel Wells97814 09506 263 (board bk) - Usborne 2009 (novelty/touch/mirror) THERE WERE TEN IN THE BED 3-6 yrsAnnie Kubler (illus)97808 59538 978 - Child's Play 2001 (nursery song/novelty) THINGS TO DO AT THE SEASIDE 2-7 yrsPaul Humphrey & Chris Fairclough97807 49668 556 - Franklin Watts 2006 (non-fiction/photos) THIS IS THE TREE 3-7 yrsMiriam Moss & Adrienne Kennaway97807 11214 910 - Frances Lincoln 2000

THROUGH MY WINDOW 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne97818 45078 935 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1986)

TICKLE, TICKLE 1-4 yrsDakari Hru & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47565 628 (board bk) - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2004

TICKLE, TICKLE 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 477 - (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

TIGER OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries07445 63550 - Walker Books 1992 (+ non-fiction notes)07445 62252 (hbk)

TIGER CHILD, THE - A Folktale from India 3-8 yrsJoanna Troughton97801 40382 389 - Puffin 1996

TIGER DREAMS 2-7yrsGerald Rose & Jean Glasberg97805 21559 706 - Cambridge University Press 1996

TIME TO GET UP 3-6 yrsGill McLean & Lynne Willey97818 70516 112 - Tamarind 1992

TODDLEROBICS, ANIMAL FUN OP 1-4 yrsZita Newcombe07445 7787X - Walker Books 1999

TOO MUCH TALK OP 3-7 yrsAngela Shelf Medearis & Stefano Vitale07445 4775X - Walker Books 1995

TORTOISE'S DREAM - A Folktale from Africa OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06713 - Puffin 1994 (1980)

TOYS - Touch and Feel OP 1-3 yrsAndy Crawford & Steve Gorton07513 3958X (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/novelty) TURTLE AND THE ISLAND, THE - A Folktale from Papua New Guinea 3-7 yrsBarbara Ker Wilson & Franne Lessac97807 11206 977 - Frances Lincoln 1991

TUCKING IN! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrs Jess Stockham97818 46430 466 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps)

UNDER THE MOON & OVER THE SEA - A Collection of Caribbean Poems 8-11+ yrs ed: John Agard & Grace Nichols + 5 illustrators97814 06309 591 - Walker Books 2007 (2002) (poetry) VERY HOT DAY, A 2-6 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten97805 21634 564 (big bk) - Cambridge University Press 1996 WAIT AND SEE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 03512 - Methuen (Egmont) 1988

WASHING 4-7 yrsGwyneth Swain97818 40893 922 - Evans (Small World) 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

WATER WITCHER 4-8 yrsJan Ormerod97819 21272 165 - Little Hare (Australia) 2008 (2006) WE ARE BRITAIN 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah 97807 11219 021- Frances Lincoln 2002 (non-fiction/photos/poetry) WE'RE GOING ON A LION HUNT 2-7 yrsDavid Axtell97803 33741 498 - Macmillan 1999

WHAT ABOUT ME? OP 1-4 yrsHelen Stephens07513 6245X - Dorling Kindersley 1999

WHAT COLOUR? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45076 795 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S HAPPENING? - DEATH OP 6-11 yrs07502 13795 - Hodder Wayland (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S INSIDE? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11210 547 - Frances Lincoln 1996 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S IN THE PAN MAN? 3-7 yrsPauline Stewart and Alex Ayliffe97803 70325 835 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2002

WHAT'S UNDER THE BED? 4-9 yrsMick Manning & Brita Granstrom97807 49656 850 - Franklin Watts 1997 (non-fiction) WHEELS OP 5-9 yrsShirley Hughes07445 63755 - Walker Books 1991

WHEN I'M A GROWN-UP 2-6 yrsAnne Faundez & Katherine Lucas9781845383 084 - QED Publishing 2004

WHEN THE WORLD BEGAN - Stories Collected in Ethiopia OP 7-11 yrsElizabeth Laird & 4 illustrators01927 41896 - Oxford University Press 2000

WHOEVER YOU ARE 3-7 yrsMem Fox & Leslie Staub97801 52060 305 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (USA) 2006 (1997) (non-fiction)97801 52060 664 - board bk97801 52058 913 - dual language, Spanish + English

WHOSE BIRTHDAY IS IT? 3-8 yrsSherryl Clark & Jan Smith97807 49647 094 - Franklin Watts (Hopscotch) 2002

WHO'S IN OUR STREET? OP 5-10 yrsJan Ormerod00992 62894 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998

WIZARD PUNCHKIN, THE - A Folktale from India OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06764 - Puffin (1982) 1994

YEAR IN THE CITY, THE 5-10 yrsKathy Henderson & Paul Howard97814 06309 652 - Walker Books 2007 (1996)

YOUNG INFERNO, THE 10-11+ yearsJohn Agard & Satoshi Kitamura97818 45077 693 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2008 (poetry/b&w illus)

ZOE AND HER ZEBRA 2-7 yrsClare Beaton97818 41483 931 (board bk) - Barefoot Books 1999 (alphabet)

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Multicultural Picture Books ages 0-11+ June 2010

Eileen Browne's choice

As a children’s author and illustrator, I delight in reading picture books and am particularly interested in those which portray a rich diversity of people and cultures.

This list is based on simple criteria, the most important of which being what engages children and holds their attention from the front cover to the back. They are all ‘a good read’.

The books are full-colour illustrated paperback fiction, published in the UK, unless otherwise stated. Titles known to be out of print are marked OP. They are often still available from libraries or can be found on line. If a book that you want is out of print, write to the publisher and ask if they are going to reprint it.

No part of this text/list may be sold in any form whatsoever.

Text/list is copyright © Eileen Browne 2009

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ABU ALI COUNTS HIS DONKEYS OP 4-7 yrsDorothy Van Workhoem & Harry Horse07445 68250 - Walker Books 1999 (+ counting 1-10/+ notes for parents)

ADVENTURES OF SUPER DIAPER BABY, THE 9-11+ yrsGeorge Beard and Harold Hutchins97804 39981 613 - Scholastic 2002 (comic strip/graphic novel/b&w illus)

ALL ABOUT ME 2-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11211 001 - Frances Lincoln 1992 97807 11215 382 (big bk) (non-fiction/photos)

ALL FALL DOWN 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 491 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

ALL MY FRIENDS 3-7 yrsGill Lobel & Jo Blake97818 70516 822 - Tamarind 2006

AMAZING GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch 97818 45077 495 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1991)97818 45074 142 - dual language Bengali + English ( 2005) Also in Gujarati, Panjabi, Urdu - (all with English)07112 13895 (big bk)97814 07112 398318 - (for teachers - Read and Respond) Scholastic - 2009

ANGEL JUST LIKE ME, AN 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying -Hwa Hu97818 45078 744 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1997)

ANIMAL BOOGIE, THE 2-7 yrsDebbie Harter 97819 05236 602 - Barefoot Books 2000 97819 05236 220 (pbk + CD)97818 46862 311 (hbk + CD)

APPLE PIP PRINCESS, THE 7-11 yrsJane Ray97818 46161 018 - Orchard Books 2008 (2007)

BABIES BATHTIME OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99904 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABIES EATING OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99920 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABY EARTH OP 5-10 yrsMichele Petit-Jean 08595 3958X (hbk) - Child's Play 1995

BABY NOISES 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell97818 70516 706 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY PLAYS 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell18705 16710 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY SAYS PEEKABOO! 0-2 yrs97814 05312 752 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2006 (non-fiction/photos)

BATHTIME - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97819 04618 140 (board bk) Picthall & Gunzi 2004 BABY'S DAY OP 2-7 yrsTrish Grant97814 06303 346 (board bk) - Walker Books 2007 (non-fiction/photos)

BEAR IN THE CAVE, THE 3-7 yrs Michael Rosen & Adrian Reynolds97807 47577 652 (hbk) - Bloomsbury Children’s Books 200797814 08801 475 (board bk) 97807 47577 867 (bk + CD) BEAR ON A BIKE 2-7 yrsStella Blackstone & Debbie Harter 97819 05236 985 - Barefoot Books 199897818 41483 740 (board bk)

BEDTIME! 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 939 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (2002) (non-fiction/photos)

BEING FRIENDS 7-11+ yrs Althea97807 13660 784 - A & C Black 2001 (1997) (non-fiction/photos) BEST MUM, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 624 - Tamarind 2003

BEST TOY, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 648 - Tamarind 2003

BET YOU CAN'T OP 3-5 yrsPenny Dale 07445 12255 - Walker Books 1986

BIG EYES, SCARY VOICE 4-7 yrsEdell Wignell & Carl Pearce97818 70516 884 - Tamarind 2008 BIG KATIE MORAG STORY BOOK, THE 4-9 yrsMari Hedderwick 97800 99720 317 - Red Fox (Random House) 2000 (1996)

BLOWING BUBBLES 2-4 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten 97805 21006 699 - Cambridge University Press 1996

BOO BARNEY OP 0-3 yrsAlex Ayliffe 18412 12091 (board bk) - Orchard Books 2000 BOOTS FOR A BRIDESMAID 6-10 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 303 - Tamarind 2003 (1995)

BRINGING THE RAIN TO KAPITI PLAIN 3-7 yrsVerna Aardema & Beatriz Vidal 97803 33351 642 - Macmillan 1986 (1981)

BUSY PLAYTIME 1-3 yrsRebecca Finn97814 05021 304 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Pan Macmillan) 2004 (novelty)

BUT MARTIN! 2-7 yrsJune Counsel & Neal Layton97805 52551 380 - Picture Corgi (Random House) 200505525 23127 - June Counsel & Carolyn Dinan - Picture Corgi (Transworld) 1984 OP

CAN YOU HEAR THE SEA? 3-7 yrsJudy Cumberbatch & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47576 655 - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2006

CAPTAIN COOL 3-8 yrsDamian Harvey & Rory Walker97807 49668 082 - Franklin Watts 2006

CARIBBEAN ANIMALS 3-8 yrsDawne Allette & Alan Baker97818 70516 679 - Tamarind 2004 (A-Z + non-fiction notes)

CARIBBEAN DOZEN, A - Poems from Caribbean Poets 7-11 yrsJohn Agard, Grace Nicols (Ed) & Cathie Felstead 97814 06309 522 - Walker Books 2007 (1994) (poetry)

CARRYING 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 304 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (1999) CLAP HANDS 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury 97814 06319 354 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

CLOTHES - A Very First Picture Book OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth 18596 74070 (hbk) - Anness Publishing/Lorenz Books 1997 (non-fiction/photos)

CLOUD TEA MONKEYS 7-11+ yrsMal Peet, Elspeth Graham & Juan Wjngaard97814 06300 925 (hbk) - Walker Books 2010

COLOURS - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97809 53778 584 (board bk) - Picthall & Gunzi 2004 (non-fiction/novelty)

COMING OF NIGHT, THE - A Yoruba Creation Myth 4-8 yrsJames Riorden & Jenny Stow 97807 11213 784 - Frances Lincoln 200097818 45074 548 (big bk)

CROSS WITH US RHINOCEROS, THE OP 4-7 yrsJohn Bush & Paul Geraghty 00995 98000 - Red Fox (Random House) 1999

DAVE AND THE TOOTH FAIRY 4-8 yrsVerna Wilkins and Paul Hunt 97818 70516 136 - Tamarind 1993

DUMPER TRUCK 1-3 yrsSue Hendra97802 30705 524 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2008 (novelty)

EAGLE OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 62206 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes)

EAT UP, GEMMA 2-7 yrsSarah Hayes & Jan Ormerod 97814 06306 705 - Walker Books 2007 (1988)

ELEPHANT OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 32957 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes) ELEPHANT'S PILLOW, THE - A Chinese Bedtime Story 5-9 yrsDiana Reynolds Roome & Jude Daly97818 45077 983 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (2003)

FAMILIES 1-8 yrsDebbie Bailey & Susan Huszar97815 50375 947 (hbk) - Annick Press (US) Ltd 1999 (non-fiction/photos)

FARMYARD JAMBOREE, THE 3-7 yrsMargaret Read Macdonald & Sophie Fatus97818 55765 344 - Barefoot Books 2005 (+CD + non-fiction notes)

FEELING GREAT! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrsJess Stockham97818 46430 480 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps) FEELING JEALOUS 6-11+ yrsAlthea 97807 13663 334 - A & C Black 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

FIND MY BOOTS! 1-3 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45073 381 (board bk) - Frances Lincoln 2004 (1996) (photos/flaps)

FIND OUT ABOUT THE BODY OP 5-10 yrsAnita Ganeri & Lesley Howling 05633 55433 - BBC Education 1994 (non-fiction + photos + teacher’s notes) 05634 64046 (big bk) FINISHED BEING FOUR OP 3-7 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Claire Pound 18705 16109 - Tamarind 1992 FIREMAN FERGUS OP 2-5 yrsMandy Ross & Emma Dodd 07214 21652 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81833 (board bk) FIRST WORDS OP 1-3 yrsMoira Butterfield & Julie Fisher 07214 28363 (board bk) - Ladybird 1998

FOOTPRINTS IN THE FOREST - A Chembakolli Story 7-11 yrsTaahra Ghazi & Eileen Browne97818 72502 588 - Action Aid 1999 (+ non-fiction notes)97818 72502 571 (big bk) FRUITS - A Caribbean Counting Poem 3-8 yrsValerie Bloom & David Axtell97803 33653 128 - Macmillan Children's Books 1997 (1992)

FULL, FULL, FULL OF LOVE 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Paul Howard 97818 44287 826 - Walker Books 2004 FURAHA MEANS HAPPY! - A Story With Swahili Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) - Chrysalis Children’s Books 2000 (1995) (English + Swahili)

GET DRESSED! Tray Plays OP 0-2 yrsLuana Rinaldo97814 05091 473 ( board bk) - Campbell Books 2007 (non-fiction/novelty) GIANT HICCUPS 3-7 yrsJaqui Farley & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 273 - Tamarind 1994 GIANT TURNIP, THE 2-7 yrsHenriette Barkow & Richard Johnson18526 97350 (Chinese & English) - Mantra 2001

GIVE ME MY YAM! OP 3-7 yrsJan Blake & Peter Melnyczuk 07445 48853 - Walker Books 1998 GLITTERY GARDEN OP 0-3 yrsHelen Stephens 03339 65329 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 2002

GLOBAL BABIES 0-5 yrsGlobal Fund for Children + several photographers97815 80891 745 (board bk) - Charlesbridge (USA) 2007 (non-fiction/photos) GOING TO SCHOOL 3-6 yrsGrace Hallworth & Richard Brown97805 21559 355 - Cambridge University Press 1996 GOOD NIGHT (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62786 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2000 (non-fiction/photos) GOTCHA SMILE, THE 3-7 yrsRita Philips Mitchell & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 825 - Orchard Books 1998 GRACE AND FAMILY 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch97818 45078 065 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995)97807 11221 925 (big bk) GRANDAD TREE, THE OP 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Sharon Wilson07445 78752 - Walker Books 2000 GRANDFATHER & I 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Omerod97801 40556 988 - Puffin 1995

GRANDMA’S SATURDAY SOUP 3-8 yrsSally Fraser & Derek Brazell97818 44449 347 - Mantra Lingua 2005 (dual language, German + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Chinese-simplified, Farsi, French, Gujariti, Hindi, Italien, Japanese, Panjabi, Patois, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) GRANDMOTHER & I OP 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Ormerod01400 56974 - Puffin 1995 GRANDMOTHERS' STORIES - Wise Women Tales From Many Cultures 6-11 yrsBurleigh Mutén & Siân Bailey97818 46860 102 (pbk + CD) - Barefoot Books 1999 (short stories) GREGORY COOL 6-9 yrsCaroline Binch97807 11208 902 - Frances Lincoln 1997 (1994)07112 15367 (big bk)

HAIR 2-8 yrsKate Petty & several photographers97818 45075 538 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/photos/map) HALALA MEANS WELCOME - A Story With Zulu Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) David Bennett Books (Chrysalis) 1995

HANDA'S HEN 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44598 155 - Walker Books 2002 (+counting 1-10)97807 44575 026 (hbk)97807 44575 026 (big bk)97818 44440 634 - Mantra Lingua 2004 (dual language,Chinese + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Croatian, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Portuguese, Russian, Shona, Somali, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) HANDA'S SURPRISE 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44536 348 - Walker Books 199497814 06307 511 (pbk + DVD - DVD includes Handa’s Hen)97807 44554 731 (big bk)97818 52694 722 - Mantra Lingua 2002 (dual language, Bengali + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) 97804 39945 202 - activities based on book - Scholastic (Read and Respond) 2007 (for Adults)

HAVE YOU EVER PICKED A DANDELION? OP 3-6 yrsHannah Roche & Pierre Pratt18408 90622 (card/spiral bound) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1998 (non-fiction)

HIC! OP 2-6 yrsSue Eaves03703 26458 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2003

HIDDEN TALES FROM EASTERN EUROPE 7-11 yrsAntonia Barber & Paul Hess97818 45071 479 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (short stories)

HOME IN THE SKY OP 3-11+ yrsJeannie Baker07445 78493 - Walker Books 2001 (1984)

HOME NOW 5-9 yrsLesley Beake & Karin Littlewood97818 45076 382 - Frances Lincoln 2006

HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, THE 2-6 yrsJenny Stow97818 45079 437 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (rhyme) HOW MANY? OP 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking07112 08026 - Frances Lincoln 1992 (non-fiction/counting/photos) HUE BOY OP 4-9 yrsRita Phillips Mitchell & Caroline Binch01405 63547 - Puffin 1992 I CAN CLAP! (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37773 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I CAN PLAY (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37781 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I DON'T EAT TOOTHPASTE ANYMORE 2-5 yrsKaren King & Lynne Willey9781870516 167 - Tamarind 1993

IF WE HAD A SAILBOAT 2-6 yrsJonathan Emmett & Adrian Reynolds97801 92725 585 - Oxford University Press 2006

IGNIS 4-9 yrsGina Wilson & P J Lynch97807 44594 058 - Walker Books 2002

I KNOW A SECRET OP 3-8 yrsSue Baker & Annie Kubler08595 33158 (hbk) - Child's Play 1988 (+ non-fiction/birth) IMRAN AND THE WATCH 3-7 yrsTony Bradman & Pricilla Lamont97805 21468 992 - Cambridge University Press 1996

IN A MINUTE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 04187 - Methuen (Egmont) 1990

IN THE BATH - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 382 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE GARDEN - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 399 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE WOODS - Guess Who’s Hiding? 2-5 yrsAna Martin Larranga97818 40893 243 (board bk) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1999 (novelty)

ISHTAR AND TAMMUZ - A Babylonian Myth of the Seasons 7-11 yrsChristopher Moore & Christina Balit97807 11210 998 - Francis Lincoln 1996

ISLAND COUNTING 1 2 3 2-6 yrsFrane Lessac97818 44282 463 - Walker Books 2005 (counting 1-10)97814 06312 225 (board bk)

I WISH TONIGHT OP 3-9 yrsLois Rock & Anne Wilson07459 42733 (hbk) - Lion Publishing 2000

JAMAICA AND BRIANNA OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian14052 09634 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1995)

JAMAICA'S FIND OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian04502 9372 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1986)

J IS FOR JAMAICA 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah & Prodeepta Das97818 45076 092 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/+ rhyme/photos)

KASPAR'S GREATEST DISCOVERY OP 4-9 yrsCampbell Paget & Reg Cartwright07112 11744 - Frances Lincoln 1997

KINTU'S MISTAKE 6-10 yrsRosalind Kerven & Matilda Harrison97815 75720 159 (hbk) - Raintree Interactive Library (USA) 1996

LAGHU THE CLEVER CROW 3-7 yrsBhavit Mehta & Carol Liddiment 97809 56118 301 - Saadhak Books 2009

LAO LAO OF DRAGON MOUNTAIN 7-11 yrsMargaret Bateson-Hill & Francesca Peliozzi (+ Chinese text - Manyee Wan)97818 40890 471 - Zero to Ten - Evans 1996 (+ paper cuts - Sha-Lui-Qu)

LENNY IN THE GARDEN 1-4 yrsKen Wilson-Max97818 45079 802 (hbk/card) - Frances Lincoln 2009 LEON AND BOB 2-7 yrsSimon James97814 06308 495 - Walker Books 2008 (1997)

LEOPARD'S DRUM, THE - An Asante tale from West Africa 3-7 yrsJessica Souhami07112 09073 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1995)07112 21472 (big bk)04390 18501 (Read and Respond) - Scholastic 2000 - for adults

LET'S FEED THE DUCKS 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 532 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S GO FOR A RIDE OP 3-7 yrs18534 5710 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S GO TO BED 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 556 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HAVE FUN 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 549 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HOP AND SKIP OP 1-4 yrs18543 45729 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S LOOK AT EYES OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT FEET OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92749 - Evans 2001 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT HANDS OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LEVERS OP 6-10 yrsChris Ollerenshaw & Pat Triggs07136 52306 - A & C Black 1991 (non-fiction/photos) LIMA'S RED HOT CHILLI 2-7 yrsDavid Mills & Derek Brazell 97818 52694 258 - Mantra 1997 (dual language, Somali + English) Also in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Japanese, Khymer, Korean, Panjabi, Polish, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, & Yoruba - all with English18526 94297 (big bk) - English18526 95048 / 56 (big bk) - Bengali + English / Urdu + English

LITTLE INCHKIN 4-8 yrsFiona French97818 45070 090 - (big bk) Frances Lincoln 2004 (1994)

LOOK OUT FOR STRANGERS and those that you know OP 3-8 yrsPaul Humphrey, Alex Ramay & Colin King02375 25453 - Evans 1994 (non-fiction/photos) LUCY'S DAY TRIP OP 4-7 yrsJennifer Northway07497 0957X - Mammoth (Egmont 1991)

LULU LOVES THE LIBRARY 2-5 yrsAnna McQuinn & Rosalind Beardshaw97818 70516 426 (hbk) - Alanna Books 2006 97809 55199 875 (board bk)97809 55199 802 - pbk + multi language CD

MAGIC PAINTBRUSH, THE 3-8 yrsJulia Donaldson & Joel Stewart97803 33964 439 - Macmillan 2002

MARTY MONSTER 4-7 yrsMalorie Blackman & Pamela Venus97818 70516 426 - Tamarind 1999

MARY HAD A DINOSAUR 3-6 yrsEileen Browne & Ruth Rivers97802 37533 375 - Evans 200797802 37533 410 (hbk)

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB OP 0-3 yrsSam Childs00918 92961 (board bk) - Hutchinson 2003 (nursery rhyme) MAX LOVES SUNFLOWERS 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86804 139 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1997)

MAX'S MONEY 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 266 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX'S LETTER 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 259 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX PAINTS THE HOUSE 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 372 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 2000 (1993) MAX'S STARRY NIGHT 3-6 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 532 - Hyperion Books (USA) 2001

MIA'S STORY 5-9 yrsMichael Foreman97814 06305 333 - Walker Books 2006 97818 44282 784 (hbk)

MIKI 2-7 yrsStephen Mackey97803 40950 654 - Hodder Children’s Books 2009

MOONBIRD 6-10 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Jane Ray97805 52550 031 - Corgi (Random House) 2006

MOUNTAINS OF TIBET, THE 3-8 yrsMordacai Gerstein97818 98000 549 - Barefoot Books 1993

MS MACDONALD HAS A CLASS OP 2-7 yrsJan Ormerod00995 16519 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998 (rhyming text) MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS 5-10 yrsJohn Steptoe097801 40559 460 - Puffin 1987

MUM CAN FIX IT OP 4-9 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins18705 1601X - Tamarind Books 1987

MUM'S LATE 2-6 yrsElizabeth Hawkins & Pamela Venus97818 70516 402 - Tamarind 1999

MY BIG BROTHER JJ 3-7 yrsOdette Elliott & Patrice Aggs97818 48530 072 - Tamarind Books 2009 MY COLOURFUL DAY OP 2-5 yrsLaura Dollin & Amelia Rosato07497 41872 - My World (Egmont) 2000

MY DADDY 0-2 yrsMike Jolley & Emma Dodd97819 04513 711 (board bk) - Templar 2009 (novelty) MY DOG OP 1-4 yrsJune Crebbin & Russell Ayto07445 8308X - Walker Books 2001

MY FIRST ABC 2-5 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45077 426 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) (non-fiction/photos)

MY FIRST SIGNS 1-4 yrsAnnie Kubler97819 04550 040 (board bk) - Child’s Play 2004 (non-fiction + sign language)

MY PLAYTIME (Buggy Buddies) OP 0-2 yrs03339 04303 (board bk)Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (novelty)

MY TWO GRANNIES 3-8 yrsFloella Benjamin & Margaret Chamberlain97818 47800343 - Frances Lincoln 200797818 45076 436 (hbk) NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE 6-10 yrsAnna Perera & Carl Pearce97818 70516 778 - Tamarind 2006

NO DINNER! - The Story of the Old Woman and the Pumpkin 2-7 yrsJessica Souhami97818 45078 188 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1999)

NURSE NANCY OP 2-5 yrsRonne Randall & Emma Dodd07214 21644 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81841 (board bk)

ODDLY 2-7 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Patrick Benson97818 44280 032 (hbk) - Walker Books 2009

ONE, TWO, SKIP A FEW - First Number Rhymes 3-6 yrsRoberta Arenson (illus)97818 41482 194 - Barefoot Books 1998 (rhymes)18414 82196 (big bk)

1 2 3 OP 1-5 yrsJan Pienkowski04348 02816 (board bk) - Mammoth (Egmont) 1998 (non-fiction 1-10) OSCAR'S HALF BIRTHDAY 2-8 yrsBob Graham97814 06306 866 - Walker books 2008 (2005)

PATCHWORK QUILT, THE 6-10 yrsValerie Flournoy & Jerry Pinkney97808 03700 970 (hbk) - Puffin USA 1985

PEEK-A-BOO! 1-4 yrsJan Ormerod97803 70324 241 (board bk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 1997 (novelty/flaps) PEEK-A-BOO! OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth18596 74100 (hbk) - Lorenz Books (Anness Publishing) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) PEEKABOO, HELLO YOU OP 0-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett14050 53828 (board bk) Campbell Books 2006 (novelty)

PEEPO BABY! 1-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett97814 05088 787 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2006 (flaps)

PICNIC FARM OP 1-6 yrsChristine Morton & Sarah Barringer03336 83617 - Macmillan 1998

PLAYTIME (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62808 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002

PRINCESS GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying-Hwa Hu97618 45075 323 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2007

PURRFECT! 2-6 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus97818 70516 860 - Tamarind 2008 PUZZLE JOURNEY INTO SPACE - Usborne Young Puzzles 6-10 yrsLesley Sims & Annabel Spenceley97807 46017 159 - Usborne Publishing 1995

RAINBOW HOUSE OP 4-8 yrsVivian French & Biz Hull18705 16443 - Tamarind Books 1999

RAMA'S RETURN OP 4-9 yrsLisa Bruce & Katja Bandlow00994 39395 - Red Fox (Random House) 2003 (+ non-fiction notes)

RASTAMOUSE AND DA BAG - A BLING 6-10 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 849 - Little Roots 2006 (2005)

RASTAMOUSE AND THE CRUCIAL PLAN 4-8 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 818 - Little Roots 2005 (2003)

RATA-PATA-SCATA-FATA - A Caribbean Story OP 3-7 yrsPhillis Gershator & Holly Meade97819 32065 947 - Star Bright Books (USA) 2005 (1994)

ROSA AND GALILEO 4-9 yrsAnne Cotringer & Lizzie Finlay97800 99439 738 - Flying Foxes (Random House) 2003 (+non-fiction notes) ROSIE'S FIRST BALLET LESSON OP 5-8 yrsSusan Hampshire & Maria Theresa Meloni07497 30234 - Mammoth (Egmont) 199697800 60264 666 - Harper Collins (USA) 1996 as ROSIE’S BALLET SLIPPERS OP

ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT 1-3 yrsAnnie Kubler97808 59536 585 (board bk) - Childs Play 2003 (rhyming text) SAFE PLACE, A 2-7 yrsLucy Marcovitch & Jo Blake97818 70516 754 - Tamarind Books 2005

SAM'S DUCK OP 4-8 yrsMichael Morpugo & Keith Bowen00066 46255 - Picture Lions (Harper Collins) 1997

SAY GOODNIGHT 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 484 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

SILVER SHOES 4-8 yrsCaroline Binch 97818 45074 715 - Frances Lincoln 2005 (2001)

SKIP ACROSS THE OCEAN 2-7 yrsFloella Benjamin & Sheila Moxley97818 45077 884 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) ('worldwide' nursery rhymes) SLEEP TIGHT 2-5 yrsGrace Hallworth & Lisa Kopper97805 21477 017 - Cambridge University Press 1996

SLEEPYHEAD OP 2-5 yrsNicola Smee03339 02696 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2001 (rhyming text/novelty)18526 909 5X / 68 / 76 - Mantra Lingua 2003 (dual language, Bengali / Panjabi / Urdu, all with English)

SMILING 3-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 243 - Zero to Ten (Evans) non- fiction/photos SOMETHING SPECIAL 3-7 yrsNicola Moon & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 788 - Orchard Books 1995 SO MUCH 2-6 yrsTrish Cooke & Helen Oxenbury97814 06306 651 - Walker Books 2008 (1994)

SOUTH AFRICAN ANIMALS 4-11+ yrsLindiwe Mabuza & Alan Baker97818 70516 853 - Tamarind 2007 (A-Z + non-fiction notes) SOUTH AND NORTH, EAST AND WEST OP 7-11 yrsMichael Rosen & 22 illustrators07445 43665 - Walker Books 1995 (short stories)

SPIDER WEAVER, THE - A Legend of Kente Cloth OP 8-11 yrsMargaret Musgrove & Julia Cairns05909 87941 - Scholastic Inc 2001

SPLASH! SPLASH! 1-4 yrsGina Ford & Rosalinda Kightley97803 85612 876 (board bk) - Doubleday (Random House) 2008 ( novelty) STORY OF THE CREATION, THE 4-9 yrsJane Ray97818 52139 483 - Orchard Books 1992

SUN SLICES, MOON SLICES OP 2-7 yrsAdele Geras & Karin Littlewood05901 95778 - Little Hippo (Scholastic) 1998

TALES TOLD IN TENTS - Stories From Central Asia 8-11+ yearsSally Pomme Clayton & Sophie Herxheimer97818 45072 780 - Frances Lincoln 200497818 45070 663 (hbk)

TELLING THE TRUTH 6-10 yrsAlthea, Charlie Best & Conny Jude97807 13660 760 - A & C Black 1997 non-fiction/+photos

THAT'S MY MUM 5-9 yrsHenriette Barkow & Derek Brazell97818 52696 283 - Mantra Lingua 2001 (dual language, Czech + English) Also in Bengali, Farsi, Gujarati, Panjabi, Portuguese, Somali, Swahali Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba (all with English)

THAT’S NOT MY BABY 0-3 yrsFiona Watt & Rachel Wells97814 09506 263 (board bk) - Usborne 2009 (novelty/touch/mirror) THERE WERE TEN IN THE BED 3-6 yrsAnnie Kubler (illus)97808 59538 978 - Child's Play 2001 (nursery song/novelty) THINGS TO DO AT THE SEASIDE 2-7 yrsPaul Humphrey & Chris Fairclough97807 49668 556 - Franklin Watts 2006 (non-fiction/photos) THIS IS THE TREE 3-7 yrsMiriam Moss & Adrienne Kennaway97807 11214 910 - Frances Lincoln 2000

THROUGH MY WINDOW 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne97818 45078 935 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1986)

TICKLE, TICKLE 1-4 yrsDakari Hru & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47565 628 (board bk) - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2004

TICKLE, TICKLE 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 477 - (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

TIGER OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries07445 63550 - Walker Books 1992 (+ non-fiction notes)07445 62252 (hbk)

TIGER CHILD, THE - A Folktale from India 3-8 yrsJoanna Troughton97801 40382 389 - Puffin 1996

TIGER DREAMS 2-7yrsGerald Rose & Jean Glasberg97805 21559 706 - Cambridge University Press 1996

TIME TO GET UP 3-6 yrsGill McLean & Lynne Willey97818 70516 112 - Tamarind 1992

TODDLEROBICS, ANIMAL FUN OP 1-4 yrsZita Newcombe07445 7787X - Walker Books 1999

TOO MUCH TALK OP 3-7 yrsAngela Shelf Medearis & Stefano Vitale07445 4775X - Walker Books 1995

TORTOISE'S DREAM - A Folktale from Africa OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06713 - Puffin 1994 (1980)

TOYS - Touch and Feel OP 1-3 yrsAndy Crawford & Steve Gorton07513 3958X (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/novelty) TURTLE AND THE ISLAND, THE - A Folktale from Papua New Guinea 3-7 yrsBarbara Ker Wilson & Franne Lessac97807 11206 977 - Frances Lincoln 1991

TUCKING IN! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrs Jess Stockham97818 46430 466 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps)

UNDER THE MOON & OVER THE SEA - A Collection of Caribbean Poems 8-11+ yrs ed: John Agard & Grace Nichols + 5 illustrators97814 06309 591 - Walker Books 2007 (2002) (poetry) VERY HOT DAY, A 2-6 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten97805 21634 564 (big bk) - Cambridge University Press 1996 WAIT AND SEE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 03512 - Methuen (Egmont) 1988

WASHING 4-7 yrsGwyneth Swain97818 40893 922 - Evans (Small World) 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

WATER WITCHER 4-8 yrsJan Ormerod97819 21272 165 - Little Hare (Australia) 2008 (2006) WE ARE BRITAIN 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah 97807 11219 021- Frances Lincoln 2002 (non-fiction/photos/poetry) WE'RE GOING ON A LION HUNT 2-7 yrsDavid Axtell97803 33741 498 - Macmillan 1999

WHAT ABOUT ME? OP 1-4 yrsHelen Stephens07513 6245X - Dorling Kindersley 1999

WHAT COLOUR? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45076 795 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S HAPPENING? - DEATH OP 6-11 yrs07502 13795 - Hodder Wayland (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S INSIDE? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11210 547 - Frances Lincoln 1996 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S IN THE PAN MAN? 3-7 yrsPauline Stewart and Alex Ayliffe97803 70325 835 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2002

WHAT'S UNDER THE BED? 4-9 yrsMick Manning & Brita Granstrom97807 49656 850 - Franklin Watts 1997 (non-fiction) WHEELS OP 5-9 yrsShirley Hughes07445 63755 - Walker Books 1991

WHEN I'M A GROWN-UP 2-6 yrsAnne Faundez & Katherine Lucas9781845383 084 - QED Publishing 2004

WHEN THE WORLD BEGAN - Stories Collected in Ethiopia OP 7-11 yrsElizabeth Laird & 4 illustrators01927 41896 - Oxford University Press 2000

WHOEVER YOU ARE 3-7 yrsMem Fox & Leslie Staub97801 52060 305 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (USA) 2006 (1997) (non-fiction)97801 52060 664 - board bk97801 52058 913 - dual language, Spanish + English

WHOSE BIRTHDAY IS IT? 3-8 yrsSherryl Clark & Jan Smith97807 49647 094 - Franklin Watts (Hopscotch) 2002

WHO'S IN OUR STREET? OP 5-10 yrsJan Ormerod00992 62894 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998

WIZARD PUNCHKIN, THE - A Folktale from India OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06764 - Puffin (1982) 1994

YEAR IN THE CITY, THE 5-10 yrsKathy Henderson & Paul Howard97814 06309 652 - Walker Books 2007 (1996)

YOUNG INFERNO, THE 10-11+ yearsJohn Agard & Satoshi Kitamura97818 45077 693 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2008 (poetry/b&w illus)

ZOE AND HER ZEBRA 2-7 yrsClare Beaton97818 41483 931 (board bk) - Barefoot Books 1999 (alphabet)

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Multicultural Picture Books ages 0-11+ June 2010

Eileen Browne's choice

As a children’s author and illustrator, I delight in reading picture books and am particularly interested in those which portray a rich diversity of people and cultures.

This list is based on simple criteria, the most important of which being what engages children and holds their attention from the front cover to the back. They are all ‘a good read’.

The books are full-colour illustrated paperback fiction, published in the UK, unless otherwise stated. Titles known to be out of print are marked OP. They are often still available from libraries or can be found on line. If a book that you want is out of print, write to the publisher and ask if they are going to reprint it.

No part of this text/list may be sold in any form whatsoever.

Text/list is copyright © Eileen Browne 2009

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ABU ALI COUNTS HIS DONKEYS OP 4-7 yrsDorothy Van Workhoem & Harry Horse07445 68250 - Walker Books 1999 (+ counting 1-10/+ notes for parents)

ADVENTURES OF SUPER DIAPER BABY, THE 9-11+ yrsGeorge Beard and Harold Hutchins97804 39981 613 - Scholastic 2002 (comic strip/graphic novel/b&w illus)

ALL ABOUT ME 2-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11211 001 - Frances Lincoln 1992 97807 11215 382 (big bk) (non-fiction/photos)

ALL FALL DOWN 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 491 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

ALL MY FRIENDS 3-7 yrsGill Lobel & Jo Blake97818 70516 822 - Tamarind 2006

AMAZING GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch 97818 45077 495 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1991)97818 45074 142 - dual language Bengali + English ( 2005) Also in Gujarati, Panjabi, Urdu - (all with English)07112 13895 (big bk)97814 07112 398318 - (for teachers - Read and Respond) Scholastic - 2009

ANGEL JUST LIKE ME, AN 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying -Hwa Hu97818 45078 744 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1997)

ANIMAL BOOGIE, THE 2-7 yrsDebbie Harter 97819 05236 602 - Barefoot Books 2000 97819 05236 220 (pbk + CD)97818 46862 311 (hbk + CD)

APPLE PIP PRINCESS, THE 7-11 yrsJane Ray97818 46161 018 - Orchard Books 2008 (2007)

BABIES BATHTIME OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99904 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABIES EATING OP 1-3 yrsChris Fairclough 03336 99920 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (non-fiction/photos)

BABY EARTH OP 5-10 yrsMichele Petit-Jean 08595 3958X (hbk) - Child's Play 1995

BABY NOISES 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell97818 70516 706 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY PLAYS 0-3 yrsDerek Brazell18705 16710 (board bk) - Tamarind 2005

BABY SAYS PEEKABOO! 0-2 yrs97814 05312 752 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2006 (non-fiction/photos)

BATHTIME - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97819 04618 140 (board bk) Picthall & Gunzi 2004 BABY'S DAY OP 2-7 yrsTrish Grant97814 06303 346 (board bk) - Walker Books 2007 (non-fiction/photos)

BEAR IN THE CAVE, THE 3-7 yrs Michael Rosen & Adrian Reynolds97807 47577 652 (hbk) - Bloomsbury Children’s Books 200797814 08801 475 (board bk) 97807 47577 867 (bk + CD) BEAR ON A BIKE 2-7 yrsStella Blackstone & Debbie Harter 97819 05236 985 - Barefoot Books 199897818 41483 740 (board bk)

BEDTIME! 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 939 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (2002) (non-fiction/photos)

BEING FRIENDS 7-11+ yrs Althea97807 13660 784 - A & C Black 2001 (1997) (non-fiction/photos) BEST MUM, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 624 - Tamarind 2003

BEST TOY, THE 2-5 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 648 - Tamarind 2003

BET YOU CAN'T OP 3-5 yrsPenny Dale 07445 12255 - Walker Books 1986

BIG EYES, SCARY VOICE 4-7 yrsEdell Wignell & Carl Pearce97818 70516 884 - Tamarind 2008 BIG KATIE MORAG STORY BOOK, THE 4-9 yrsMari Hedderwick 97800 99720 317 - Red Fox (Random House) 2000 (1996)

BLOWING BUBBLES 2-4 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten 97805 21006 699 - Cambridge University Press 1996

BOO BARNEY OP 0-3 yrsAlex Ayliffe 18412 12091 (board bk) - Orchard Books 2000 BOOTS FOR A BRIDESMAID 6-10 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 303 - Tamarind 2003 (1995)

BRINGING THE RAIN TO KAPITI PLAIN 3-7 yrsVerna Aardema & Beatriz Vidal 97803 33351 642 - Macmillan 1986 (1981)

BUSY PLAYTIME 1-3 yrsRebecca Finn97814 05021 304 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Pan Macmillan) 2004 (novelty)

BUT MARTIN! 2-7 yrsJune Counsel & Neal Layton97805 52551 380 - Picture Corgi (Random House) 200505525 23127 - June Counsel & Carolyn Dinan - Picture Corgi (Transworld) 1984 OP

CAN YOU HEAR THE SEA? 3-7 yrsJudy Cumberbatch & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47576 655 - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2006

CAPTAIN COOL 3-8 yrsDamian Harvey & Rory Walker97807 49668 082 - Franklin Watts 2006

CARIBBEAN ANIMALS 3-8 yrsDawne Allette & Alan Baker97818 70516 679 - Tamarind 2004 (A-Z + non-fiction notes)

CARIBBEAN DOZEN, A - Poems from Caribbean Poets 7-11 yrsJohn Agard, Grace Nicols (Ed) & Cathie Felstead 97814 06309 522 - Walker Books 2007 (1994) (poetry)

CARRYING 4-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 304 - Evans (Small World) 2004 (1999) CLAP HANDS 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury 97814 06319 354 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

CLOTHES - A Very First Picture Book OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth 18596 74070 (hbk) - Anness Publishing/Lorenz Books 1997 (non-fiction/photos)

CLOUD TEA MONKEYS 7-11+ yrsMal Peet, Elspeth Graham & Juan Wjngaard97814 06300 925 (hbk) - Walker Books 2010

COLOURS - Tab Tots 0-2 yrsChristiane Gunzi97809 53778 584 (board bk) - Picthall & Gunzi 2004 (non-fiction/novelty)

COMING OF NIGHT, THE - A Yoruba Creation Myth 4-8 yrsJames Riorden & Jenny Stow 97807 11213 784 - Frances Lincoln 200097818 45074 548 (big bk)

CROSS WITH US RHINOCEROS, THE OP 4-7 yrsJohn Bush & Paul Geraghty 00995 98000 - Red Fox (Random House) 1999

DAVE AND THE TOOTH FAIRY 4-8 yrsVerna Wilkins and Paul Hunt 97818 70516 136 - Tamarind 1993

DUMPER TRUCK 1-3 yrsSue Hendra97802 30705 524 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2008 (novelty)

EAGLE OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 62206 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes)

EAT UP, GEMMA 2-7 yrsSarah Hayes & Jan Ormerod 97814 06306 705 - Walker Books 2007 (1988)

ELEPHANT OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries 07445 32957 (hbk) - Walker Books 1992 (+non-fiction notes) ELEPHANT'S PILLOW, THE - A Chinese Bedtime Story 5-9 yrsDiana Reynolds Roome & Jude Daly97818 45077 983 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (2003)

FAMILIES 1-8 yrsDebbie Bailey & Susan Huszar97815 50375 947 (hbk) - Annick Press (US) Ltd 1999 (non-fiction/photos)

FARMYARD JAMBOREE, THE 3-7 yrsMargaret Read Macdonald & Sophie Fatus97818 55765 344 - Barefoot Books 2005 (+CD + non-fiction notes)

FEELING GREAT! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrsJess Stockham97818 46430 480 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps) FEELING JEALOUS 6-11+ yrsAlthea 97807 13663 334 - A & C Black 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

FIND MY BOOTS! 1-3 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45073 381 (board bk) - Frances Lincoln 2004 (1996) (photos/flaps)

FIND OUT ABOUT THE BODY OP 5-10 yrsAnita Ganeri & Lesley Howling 05633 55433 - BBC Education 1994 (non-fiction + photos + teacher’s notes) 05634 64046 (big bk) FINISHED BEING FOUR OP 3-7 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins & Claire Pound 18705 16109 - Tamarind 1992 FIREMAN FERGUS OP 2-5 yrsMandy Ross & Emma Dodd 07214 21652 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81833 (board bk) FIRST WORDS OP 1-3 yrsMoira Butterfield & Julie Fisher 07214 28363 (board bk) - Ladybird 1998

FOOTPRINTS IN THE FOREST - A Chembakolli Story 7-11 yrsTaahra Ghazi & Eileen Browne97818 72502 588 - Action Aid 1999 (+ non-fiction notes)97818 72502 571 (big bk) FRUITS - A Caribbean Counting Poem 3-8 yrsValerie Bloom & David Axtell97803 33653 128 - Macmillan Children's Books 1997 (1992)

FULL, FULL, FULL OF LOVE 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Paul Howard 97818 44287 826 - Walker Books 2004 FURAHA MEANS HAPPY! - A Story With Swahili Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) - Chrysalis Children’s Books 2000 (1995) (English + Swahili)

GET DRESSED! Tray Plays OP 0-2 yrsLuana Rinaldo97814 05091 473 ( board bk) - Campbell Books 2007 (non-fiction/novelty) GIANT HICCUPS 3-7 yrsJaqui Farley & Pamela Venus 97818 70516 273 - Tamarind 1994 GIANT TURNIP, THE 2-7 yrsHenriette Barkow & Richard Johnson18526 97350 (Chinese & English) - Mantra 2001

GIVE ME MY YAM! OP 3-7 yrsJan Blake & Peter Melnyczuk 07445 48853 - Walker Books 1998 GLITTERY GARDEN OP 0-3 yrsHelen Stephens 03339 65329 (board bk) - Campbell Books (Macmillan) 2002

GLOBAL BABIES 0-5 yrsGlobal Fund for Children + several photographers97815 80891 745 (board bk) - Charlesbridge (USA) 2007 (non-fiction/photos) GOING TO SCHOOL 3-6 yrsGrace Hallworth & Richard Brown97805 21559 355 - Cambridge University Press 1996 GOOD NIGHT (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62786 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2000 (non-fiction/photos) GOTCHA SMILE, THE 3-7 yrsRita Philips Mitchell & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 825 - Orchard Books 1998 GRACE AND FAMILY 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman & Caroline Binch97818 45078 065 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995)97807 11221 925 (big bk) GRANDAD TREE, THE OP 3-7 yrsTrish Cooke & Sharon Wilson07445 78752 - Walker Books 2000 GRANDFATHER & I 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Omerod97801 40556 988 - Puffin 1995

GRANDMA’S SATURDAY SOUP 3-8 yrsSally Fraser & Derek Brazell97818 44449 347 - Mantra Lingua 2005 (dual language, German + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Chinese-simplified, Farsi, French, Gujariti, Hindi, Italien, Japanese, Panjabi, Patois, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) GRANDMOTHER & I OP 2-5 yrsHelen E Buckley & Jan Ormerod01400 56974 - Puffin 1995 GRANDMOTHERS' STORIES - Wise Women Tales From Many Cultures 6-11 yrsBurleigh Mutén & Siân Bailey97818 46860 102 (pbk + CD) - Barefoot Books 1999 (short stories) GREGORY COOL 6-9 yrsCaroline Binch97807 11208 902 - Frances Lincoln 1997 (1994)07112 15367 (big bk)

HAIR 2-8 yrsKate Petty & several photographers97818 45075 538 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/photos/map) HALALA MEANS WELCOME - A Story With Zulu Words OP 3-8 yrsKen Wilson-Max18560 22552 (hbk) David Bennett Books (Chrysalis) 1995

HANDA'S HEN 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44598 155 - Walker Books 2002 (+counting 1-10)97807 44575 026 (hbk)97807 44575 026 (big bk)97818 44440 634 - Mantra Lingua 2004 (dual language,Chinese + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Croatian, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Portuguese, Russian, Shona, Somali, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) HANDA'S SURPRISE 3-7 yrsEileen Browne97807 44536 348 - Walker Books 199497814 06307 511 (pbk + DVD - DVD includes Handa’s Hen)97807 44554 731 (big bk)97818 52694 722 - Mantra Lingua 2002 (dual language, Bengali + English) also in Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba - (all with English) 97804 39945 202 - activities based on book - Scholastic (Read and Respond) 2007 (for Adults)

HAVE YOU EVER PICKED A DANDELION? OP 3-6 yrsHannah Roche & Pierre Pratt18408 90622 (card/spiral bound) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1998 (non-fiction)

HIC! OP 2-6 yrsSue Eaves03703 26458 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2003

HIDDEN TALES FROM EASTERN EUROPE 7-11 yrsAntonia Barber & Paul Hess97818 45071 479 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (short stories)

HOME IN THE SKY OP 3-11+ yrsJeannie Baker07445 78493 - Walker Books 2001 (1984)

HOME NOW 5-9 yrsLesley Beake & Karin Littlewood97818 45076 382 - Frances Lincoln 2006

HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, THE 2-6 yrsJenny Stow97818 45079 437 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (2002) (rhyme) HOW MANY? OP 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking07112 08026 - Frances Lincoln 1992 (non-fiction/counting/photos) HUE BOY OP 4-9 yrsRita Phillips Mitchell & Caroline Binch01405 63547 - Puffin 1992 I CAN CLAP! (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37773 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I CAN PLAY (Mirror Look at Me) OP 0-3 yrs07513 37781 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/mirror) I DON'T EAT TOOTHPASTE ANYMORE 2-5 yrsKaren King & Lynne Willey9781870516 167 - Tamarind 1993

IF WE HAD A SAILBOAT 2-6 yrsJonathan Emmett & Adrian Reynolds97801 92725 585 - Oxford University Press 2006

IGNIS 4-9 yrsGina Wilson & P J Lynch97807 44594 058 - Walker Books 2002

I KNOW A SECRET OP 3-8 yrsSue Baker & Annie Kubler08595 33158 (hbk) - Child's Play 1988 (+ non-fiction/birth) IMRAN AND THE WATCH 3-7 yrsTony Bradman & Pricilla Lamont97805 21468 992 - Cambridge University Press 1996

IN A MINUTE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 04187 - Methuen (Egmont) 1990

IN THE BATH - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 382 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE GARDEN - Wouldn’t it be fun if 1-4 yrsRichard Powell & Karen Jones97818 55765 399 (board bk) - Treehouse Children’s Books 2007 (novelty)

IN THE WOODS - Guess Who’s Hiding? 2-5 yrsAna Martin Larranga97818 40893 243 (board bk) - Zero to Ten (Evans) 1999 (novelty)

ISHTAR AND TAMMUZ - A Babylonian Myth of the Seasons 7-11 yrsChristopher Moore & Christina Balit97807 11210 998 - Francis Lincoln 1996

ISLAND COUNTING 1 2 3 2-6 yrsFrane Lessac97818 44282 463 - Walker Books 2005 (counting 1-10)97814 06312 225 (board bk)

I WISH TONIGHT OP 3-9 yrsLois Rock & Anne Wilson07459 42733 (hbk) - Lion Publishing 2000

JAMAICA AND BRIANNA OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian14052 09634 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1995)

JAMAICA'S FIND OP 3-7 yrsJuanita Havill & Anne Sibley O'Brian04502 9372 - Egmont 2004 (Mammoth 1986)

J IS FOR JAMAICA 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah & Prodeepta Das97818 45076 092 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (non-fiction/+ rhyme/photos)

KASPAR'S GREATEST DISCOVERY OP 4-9 yrsCampbell Paget & Reg Cartwright07112 11744 - Frances Lincoln 1997

KINTU'S MISTAKE 6-10 yrsRosalind Kerven & Matilda Harrison97815 75720 159 (hbk) - Raintree Interactive Library (USA) 1996

LAGHU THE CLEVER CROW 3-7 yrsBhavit Mehta & Carol Liddiment 97809 56118 301 - Saadhak Books 2009

LAO LAO OF DRAGON MOUNTAIN 7-11 yrsMargaret Bateson-Hill & Francesca Peliozzi (+ Chinese text - Manyee Wan)97818 40890 471 - Zero to Ten - Evans 1996 (+ paper cuts - Sha-Lui-Qu)

LENNY IN THE GARDEN 1-4 yrsKen Wilson-Max97818 45079 802 (hbk/card) - Frances Lincoln 2009 LEON AND BOB 2-7 yrsSimon James97814 06308 495 - Walker Books 2008 (1997)

LEOPARD'S DRUM, THE - An Asante tale from West Africa 3-7 yrsJessica Souhami07112 09073 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1995)07112 21472 (big bk)04390 18501 (Read and Respond) - Scholastic 2000 - for adults

LET'S FEED THE DUCKS 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 532 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S GO FOR A RIDE OP 3-7 yrs18534 5710 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S GO TO BED 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 556 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HAVE FUN 1-3 yrsPamela Venus97818 70516 549 (board bk) - Tamarind 2002

LET'S HOP AND SKIP OP 1-4 yrs18543 45729 (board bk) - Two Can (Franklin Watts) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) LET'S LOOK AT EYES OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT FEET OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92749 - Evans 2001 (non-fiction) LET'S LOOK AT HANDS OP 1-4 yrsSheilagh Noble18408 92757 - Evans 2003 (non-fiction) LEVERS OP 6-10 yrsChris Ollerenshaw & Pat Triggs07136 52306 - A & C Black 1991 (non-fiction/photos) LIMA'S RED HOT CHILLI 2-7 yrsDavid Mills & Derek Brazell 97818 52694 258 - Mantra 1997 (dual language, Somali + English) Also in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Japanese, Khymer, Korean, Panjabi, Polish, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, & Yoruba - all with English18526 94297 (big bk) - English18526 95048 / 56 (big bk) - Bengali + English / Urdu + English

LITTLE INCHKIN 4-8 yrsFiona French97818 45070 090 - (big bk) Frances Lincoln 2004 (1994)

LOOK OUT FOR STRANGERS and those that you know OP 3-8 yrsPaul Humphrey, Alex Ramay & Colin King02375 25453 - Evans 1994 (non-fiction/photos) LUCY'S DAY TRIP OP 4-7 yrsJennifer Northway07497 0957X - Mammoth (Egmont 1991)

LULU LOVES THE LIBRARY 2-5 yrsAnna McQuinn & Rosalind Beardshaw97818 70516 426 (hbk) - Alanna Books 2006 97809 55199 875 (board bk)97809 55199 802 - pbk + multi language CD

MAGIC PAINTBRUSH, THE 3-8 yrsJulia Donaldson & Joel Stewart97803 33964 439 - Macmillan 2002

MARTY MONSTER 4-7 yrsMalorie Blackman & Pamela Venus97818 70516 426 - Tamarind 1999

MARY HAD A DINOSAUR 3-6 yrsEileen Browne & Ruth Rivers97802 37533 375 - Evans 200797802 37533 410 (hbk)

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB OP 0-3 yrsSam Childs00918 92961 (board bk) - Hutchinson 2003 (nursery rhyme) MAX LOVES SUNFLOWERS 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86804 139 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1997)

MAX'S MONEY 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 266 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX'S LETTER 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 259 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 1999 (1998) (slots/cards) MAX PAINTS THE HOUSE 2-5 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 372 (hbk) - Hyperion Books (USA) 2000 (1993) MAX'S STARRY NIGHT 3-6 yrsKen Wilson-Max97807 86805 532 - Hyperion Books (USA) 2001

MIA'S STORY 5-9 yrsMichael Foreman97814 06305 333 - Walker Books 2006 97818 44282 784 (hbk)

MIKI 2-7 yrsStephen Mackey97803 40950 654 - Hodder Children’s Books 2009

MOONBIRD 6-10 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Jane Ray97805 52550 031 - Corgi (Random House) 2006

MOUNTAINS OF TIBET, THE 3-8 yrsMordacai Gerstein97818 98000 549 - Barefoot Books 1993

MS MACDONALD HAS A CLASS OP 2-7 yrsJan Ormerod00995 16519 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998 (rhyming text) MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS 5-10 yrsJohn Steptoe097801 40559 460 - Puffin 1987

MUM CAN FIX IT OP 4-9 yrsVerna Allette Wilkins18705 1601X - Tamarind Books 1987

MUM'S LATE 2-6 yrsElizabeth Hawkins & Pamela Venus97818 70516 402 - Tamarind 1999

MY BIG BROTHER JJ 3-7 yrsOdette Elliott & Patrice Aggs97818 48530 072 - Tamarind Books 2009 MY COLOURFUL DAY OP 2-5 yrsLaura Dollin & Amelia Rosato07497 41872 - My World (Egmont) 2000

MY DADDY 0-2 yrsMike Jolley & Emma Dodd97819 04513 711 (board bk) - Templar 2009 (novelty) MY DOG OP 1-4 yrsJune Crebbin & Russell Ayto07445 8308X - Walker Books 2001

MY FIRST ABC 2-5 yrsDebbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45077 426 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) (non-fiction/photos)

MY FIRST SIGNS 1-4 yrsAnnie Kubler97819 04550 040 (board bk) - Child’s Play 2004 (non-fiction + sign language)

MY PLAYTIME (Buggy Buddies) OP 0-2 yrs03339 04303 (board bk)Campbell Books (Macmillan) 1998 (novelty)

MY TWO GRANNIES 3-8 yrsFloella Benjamin & Margaret Chamberlain97818 47800343 - Frances Lincoln 200797818 45076 436 (hbk) NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE 6-10 yrsAnna Perera & Carl Pearce97818 70516 778 - Tamarind 2006

NO DINNER! - The Story of the Old Woman and the Pumpkin 2-7 yrsJessica Souhami97818 45078 188 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1999)

NURSE NANCY OP 2-5 yrsRonne Randall & Emma Dodd07214 21644 (hbk) - Ladybird 200107214 81841 (board bk)

ODDLY 2-7 yrsJoyce Dunbar & Patrick Benson97818 44280 032 (hbk) - Walker Books 2009

ONE, TWO, SKIP A FEW - First Number Rhymes 3-6 yrsRoberta Arenson (illus)97818 41482 194 - Barefoot Books 1998 (rhymes)18414 82196 (big bk)

1 2 3 OP 1-5 yrsJan Pienkowski04348 02816 (board bk) - Mammoth (Egmont) 1998 (non-fiction 1-10) OSCAR'S HALF BIRTHDAY 2-8 yrsBob Graham97814 06306 866 - Walker books 2008 (2005)

PATCHWORK QUILT, THE 6-10 yrsValerie Flournoy & Jerry Pinkney97808 03700 970 (hbk) - Puffin USA 1985

PEEK-A-BOO! 1-4 yrsJan Ormerod97803 70324 241 (board bk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 1997 (novelty/flaps) PEEK-A-BOO! OP 2-4 yrsNicola Tuxworth18596 74100 (hbk) - Lorenz Books (Anness Publishing) 1997 (non-fiction/photos) PEEKABOO, HELLO YOU OP 0-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett14050 53828 (board bk) Campbell Books 2006 (novelty)

PEEPO BABY! 1-3 yrsGeorgie Birkett97814 05088 787 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2006 (flaps)

PICNIC FARM OP 1-6 yrsChristine Morton & Sarah Barringer03336 83617 - Macmillan 1998

PLAYTIME (Baby's World) OP 0-3 yrs07513 62808 (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002

PRINCESS GRACE 5-9 yrsMary Hoffman, Cornelius van Wright & Ying-Hwa Hu97618 45075 323 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2007

PURRFECT! 2-6 yrsSarah Nash & Pamela Venus97818 70516 860 - Tamarind 2008 PUZZLE JOURNEY INTO SPACE - Usborne Young Puzzles 6-10 yrsLesley Sims & Annabel Spenceley97807 46017 159 - Usborne Publishing 1995

RAINBOW HOUSE OP 4-8 yrsVivian French & Biz Hull18705 16443 - Tamarind Books 1999

RAMA'S RETURN OP 4-9 yrsLisa Bruce & Katja Bandlow00994 39395 - Red Fox (Random House) 2003 (+ non-fiction notes)

RASTAMOUSE AND DA BAG - A BLING 6-10 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 849 - Little Roots 2006 (2005)

RASTAMOUSE AND THE CRUCIAL PLAN 4-8 yrsMichael de Souza & Genevieve Webster97809 54609 818 - Little Roots 2005 (2003)

RATA-PATA-SCATA-FATA - A Caribbean Story OP 3-7 yrsPhillis Gershator & Holly Meade97819 32065 947 - Star Bright Books (USA) 2005 (1994)

ROSA AND GALILEO 4-9 yrsAnne Cotringer & Lizzie Finlay97800 99439 738 - Flying Foxes (Random House) 2003 (+non-fiction notes) ROSIE'S FIRST BALLET LESSON OP 5-8 yrsSusan Hampshire & Maria Theresa Meloni07497 30234 - Mammoth (Egmont) 199697800 60264 666 - Harper Collins (USA) 1996 as ROSIE’S BALLET SLIPPERS OP

ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT 1-3 yrsAnnie Kubler97808 59536 585 (board bk) - Childs Play 2003 (rhyming text) SAFE PLACE, A 2-7 yrsLucy Marcovitch & Jo Blake97818 70516 754 - Tamarind Books 2005

SAM'S DUCK OP 4-8 yrsMichael Morpugo & Keith Bowen00066 46255 - Picture Lions (Harper Collins) 1997

SAY GOODNIGHT 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 484 (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

SILVER SHOES 4-8 yrsCaroline Binch 97818 45074 715 - Frances Lincoln 2005 (2001)

SKIP ACROSS THE OCEAN 2-7 yrsFloella Benjamin & Sheila Moxley97818 45077 884 - Frances Lincoln 2007 (1995) ('worldwide' nursery rhymes) SLEEP TIGHT 2-5 yrsGrace Hallworth & Lisa Kopper97805 21477 017 - Cambridge University Press 1996

SLEEPYHEAD OP 2-5 yrsNicola Smee03339 02696 (board bk) - Campbell Books 2001 (rhyming text/novelty)18526 909 5X / 68 / 76 - Mantra Lingua 2003 (dual language, Bengali / Panjabi / Urdu, all with English)

SMILING 3-7 yrsGwenyth Swain97818 40893 243 - Zero to Ten (Evans) non- fiction/photos SOMETHING SPECIAL 3-7 yrsNicola Moon & Alex Ayliffe97818 46165 788 - Orchard Books 1995 SO MUCH 2-6 yrsTrish Cooke & Helen Oxenbury97814 06306 651 - Walker Books 2008 (1994)

SOUTH AFRICAN ANIMALS 4-11+ yrsLindiwe Mabuza & Alan Baker97818 70516 853 - Tamarind 2007 (A-Z + non-fiction notes) SOUTH AND NORTH, EAST AND WEST OP 7-11 yrsMichael Rosen & 22 illustrators07445 43665 - Walker Books 1995 (short stories)

SPIDER WEAVER, THE - A Legend of Kente Cloth OP 8-11 yrsMargaret Musgrove & Julia Cairns05909 87941 - Scholastic Inc 2001

SPLASH! SPLASH! 1-4 yrsGina Ford & Rosalinda Kightley97803 85612 876 (board bk) - Doubleday (Random House) 2008 ( novelty) STORY OF THE CREATION, THE 4-9 yrsJane Ray97818 52139 483 - Orchard Books 1992

SUN SLICES, MOON SLICES OP 2-7 yrsAdele Geras & Karin Littlewood05901 95778 - Little Hippo (Scholastic) 1998

TALES TOLD IN TENTS - Stories From Central Asia 8-11+ yearsSally Pomme Clayton & Sophie Herxheimer97818 45072 780 - Frances Lincoln 200497818 45070 663 (hbk)

TELLING THE TRUTH 6-10 yrsAlthea, Charlie Best & Conny Jude97807 13660 760 - A & C Black 1997 non-fiction/+photos

THAT'S MY MUM 5-9 yrsHenriette Barkow & Derek Brazell97818 52696 283 - Mantra Lingua 2001 (dual language, Czech + English) Also in Bengali, Farsi, Gujarati, Panjabi, Portuguese, Somali, Swahali Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba (all with English)

THAT’S NOT MY BABY 0-3 yrsFiona Watt & Rachel Wells97814 09506 263 (board bk) - Usborne 2009 (novelty/touch/mirror) THERE WERE TEN IN THE BED 3-6 yrsAnnie Kubler (illus)97808 59538 978 - Child's Play 2001 (nursery song/novelty) THINGS TO DO AT THE SEASIDE 2-7 yrsPaul Humphrey & Chris Fairclough97807 49668 556 - Franklin Watts 2006 (non-fiction/photos) THIS IS THE TREE 3-7 yrsMiriam Moss & Adrienne Kennaway97807 11214 910 - Frances Lincoln 2000

THROUGH MY WINDOW 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne97818 45078 935 - Frances Lincoln 2008 (1986)

TICKLE, TICKLE 1-4 yrsDakari Hru & Ken Wilson-Max97807 47565 628 (board bk) - Bloomsbury Children's Books 2004

TICKLE, TICKLE 0-4 yrsHelen Oxenbury97814 06319 477 - (board bk) - Walker Books 2009 (1987)

TIGER OP 6-10 yrsJudy Allen & Tudor Humphries07445 63550 - Walker Books 1992 (+ non-fiction notes)07445 62252 (hbk)

TIGER CHILD, THE - A Folktale from India 3-8 yrsJoanna Troughton97801 40382 389 - Puffin 1996

TIGER DREAMS 2-7yrsGerald Rose & Jean Glasberg97805 21559 706 - Cambridge University Press 1996

TIME TO GET UP 3-6 yrsGill McLean & Lynne Willey97818 70516 112 - Tamarind 1992

TODDLEROBICS, ANIMAL FUN OP 1-4 yrsZita Newcombe07445 7787X - Walker Books 1999

TOO MUCH TALK OP 3-7 yrsAngela Shelf Medearis & Stefano Vitale07445 4775X - Walker Books 1995

TORTOISE'S DREAM - A Folktale from Africa OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06713 - Puffin 1994 (1980)

TOYS - Touch and Feel OP 1-3 yrsAndy Crawford & Steve Gorton07513 3958X (board bk) - Dorling Kindersley 2002 (non-fiction/photos/novelty) TURTLE AND THE ISLAND, THE - A Folktale from Papua New Guinea 3-7 yrsBarbara Ker Wilson & Franne Lessac97807 11206 977 - Frances Lincoln 1991

TUCKING IN! Just Like Me! 1-3 yrs Jess Stockham97818 46430 466 (board bk) - Child’s Play (International) Ltd 2006 (flaps)

UNDER THE MOON & OVER THE SEA - A Collection of Caribbean Poems 8-11+ yrs ed: John Agard & Grace Nichols + 5 illustrators97814 06309 591 - Walker Books 2007 (2002) (poetry) VERY HOT DAY, A 2-6 yrsJuliet Partridge & Sami Sweeten97805 21634 564 (big bk) - Cambridge University Press 1996 WAIT AND SEE OP 2-7 yrsTony Bradman & Eileen Browne07497 03512 - Methuen (Egmont) 1988

WASHING 4-7 yrsGwyneth Swain97818 40893 922 - Evans (Small World) 2002 (non-fiction/photos)

WATER WITCHER 4-8 yrsJan Ormerod97819 21272 165 - Little Hare (Australia) 2008 (2006) WE ARE BRITAIN 7-11 yrsBenjamin Zephaniah 97807 11219 021- Frances Lincoln 2002 (non-fiction/photos/poetry) WE'RE GOING ON A LION HUNT 2-7 yrsDavid Axtell97803 33741 498 - Macmillan 1999

WHAT ABOUT ME? OP 1-4 yrsHelen Stephens07513 6245X - Dorling Kindersley 1999

WHAT COLOUR? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97818 45076 795 - Frances Lincoln 2006 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S HAPPENING? - DEATH OP 6-11 yrs07502 13795 - Hodder Wayland (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S INSIDE? 1-4 yrsDebbie Mackinnon & Anthea Sieveking97807 11210 547 - Frances Lincoln 1996 (1990) (non-fiction/photos) WHAT'S IN THE PAN MAN? 3-7 yrsPauline Stewart and Alex Ayliffe97803 70325 835 (hbk) - Bodley Head (Random House) 2002

WHAT'S UNDER THE BED? 4-9 yrsMick Manning & Brita Granstrom97807 49656 850 - Franklin Watts 1997 (non-fiction) WHEELS OP 5-9 yrsShirley Hughes07445 63755 - Walker Books 1991

WHEN I'M A GROWN-UP 2-6 yrsAnne Faundez & Katherine Lucas9781845383 084 - QED Publishing 2004

WHEN THE WORLD BEGAN - Stories Collected in Ethiopia OP 7-11 yrsElizabeth Laird & 4 illustrators01927 41896 - Oxford University Press 2000

WHOEVER YOU ARE 3-7 yrsMem Fox & Leslie Staub97801 52060 305 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (USA) 2006 (1997) (non-fiction)97801 52060 664 - board bk97801 52058 913 - dual language, Spanish + English

WHOSE BIRTHDAY IS IT? 3-8 yrsSherryl Clark & Jan Smith97807 49647 094 - Franklin Watts (Hopscotch) 2002

WHO'S IN OUR STREET? OP 5-10 yrsJan Ormerod00992 62894 - Red Fox (Random House) 1998

WIZARD PUNCHKIN, THE - A Folktale from India OP 4-9 yrsJoanna Troughton01405 06764 - Puffin (1982) 1994

YEAR IN THE CITY, THE 5-10 yrsKathy Henderson & Paul Howard97814 06309 652 - Walker Books 2007 (1996)

YOUNG INFERNO, THE 10-11+ yearsJohn Agard & Satoshi Kitamura97818 45077 693 (hbk) - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 2008 (poetry/b&w illus)

ZOE AND HER ZEBRA 2-7 yrsClare Beaton97818 41483 931 (board bk) - Barefoot Books 1999 (alphabet)